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The bag-in-the-lens implant, when correctly implanted, eliminates posterior capsule opacification (PCO) by trapping the remaining lens epithelial cells in the groove of the lens. This chapter describes the histological appearance of the trapped cells postmortem in six cases (four patients). Gross morphology was examined by mounting the anterior segment and observing it from the posterior (Miyake-Apple view) and by ultrasound. Microscopic investigation revealed lens epithelial cells proliferating in the bag remnants. When the lens was correctly implanted, this proliferation was confined to the capsular space trapped by the lens groove.
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Werner, L. (2019). Histopathological Aspects of Bag-in-the-Lens Implantation. In: Tassignon, MJ., Ní Dhubhghaill, S., Van Os, L. (eds) Innovative Implantation Technique. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03086-5_3
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