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Article: OPHTHALMIC - New material for low cost intraocular lenses (IOLs)
- Article from:
- Biomedical Materials
- Article date:
- November 1, 1994
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Scanning electron microscopy images of the IOLs at 2, 6, 12 and 24 weeks post- operative showed portions of an acellular membrane, multinuclear giant cells which hyalinise and stay as pigmented plaques, microphages and fibroblasts with fibrillar strands, long pseudopodia, and broad microplicea. The chosen UV lacquer showed a foreign body reaction and properties comparable with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The UV-hardening lacquer material is based on a polyurethane used in Philips compact disc lens systems. A slightly ...
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