SECONDARY CATARACTS AFTER IN-THE-BAG INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION: RISK FACTORS AND WAYS OF PREVENTION (PART 3)

Abstract

The third part of the paper (the first part see in ROJ, 2017; 10 (4): 105-12; the second - in ROJ, 2018; 11 (1): 103-10) reviews methods of eradication of lens epithelial cells and matrix for their proliferation, as well as the role of postoperative inflammation in posterior capsule opacification. For citation: Toropygin S.G., Glushkova E.V. Secondary cataracts after in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation: risk factors and ways of prevention (Part 3). Russian ophthalmological journal. 2018; 11 (2): 103-12. doi: 10.21516/2072-0076-2018-11-2-103-112 (In Russian).

Keywords

• secondary cataract
• posterior capsule opacification
• anterior capsule opacification
• cataract surgery
• optic capture
• posterior capsulotomy
• hematoophthalmic barrier damage
• nd:yag laser posterior capsulotomy