Corneal Endothelium Damage with Intraocular Lenses: Contact Adhesion Between Surgical Materials and Tissue
- 4 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 198 (4316) , 525-527
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.910147
Abstract
Intraocular lenses destroy corneal endothelial cells by contact adhesion between the acrylic lens and endothelial surfaces during cataract surgery. Glass and rubber surgical glove surfaces produce similar cell damage. This phenomenon may be important in many surgical procedures and appears to be preventable if a hydrophilic polymer interface is interposed between contacting tissue and the surfaces of materials used.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- BIOMATERIALS IN MEDICAL DEVICESAsaio Journal, 1972
- A hydrophilic polymer‐coated antimicrobial urethral catheterJournal of Biomedical Materials Research, 1971
- Peritoneal AdhesionsArchives of Surgery, 1965
- A Study of Endothelium in Keratoplasty and Corneal PreservationArchives of Ophthalmology (1950), 1965
- A STUDY OF ENZYME ACTIVITY IN CORNEAL REPAIR1964