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Lens Epithelium and Posterior Capsular Opacification: Prevention of PCO with the Bag-in-the-Lens (BIL)

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The bag-in-the-lens (BIL) cataract surgery technique is a unique approach to prevent posterior capsular opacification. Insertion of the lens requires a primary posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. The lens is positioned entirely suspended by the anterior and posterior capsules. This unique placement confers stability and predictability, but most significantly it results in a 0 % rate of PCO. Lens epithelial cells may continue to proliferate between the two capsules, but the design of the BIL implant seals any point of entry. We conclude that BIL technique of cataract extraction is an optimal approach to prevent PCO in all patients.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium

    Marie-José Tassignon M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Medicine, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Marie-José Tassignon M.D., Ph.D. & Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill M.B., Ph.D.

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    Shizuya Saika

  2. John A. Moran Eye Center University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Liliana Werner

  3. School of Medical Sciences Anatomy & Histology, Lens Research Laboratory The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Frank J. Lovicu

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Tassignon, MJ., Ní Dhubhghaill, S. (2014). Lens Epithelium and Posterior Capsular Opacification: Prevention of PCO with the Bag-in-the-Lens (BIL). In: Saika, S., Werner, L., Lovicu, F. (eds) Lens Epithelium and Posterior Capsular Opacification. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54300-8_22

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