This ring provides a closed environment, which restricts the migration of the LECs toward the central posterior capsule. The ring contains residual LECs, residual cortical fibers and ...

"Posterior" is the back surface of the lens and "subcapsular" because it is beneath the lens capsule, which is a small "sac", or membrane, that encloses the lens and holds it in place. » Is cataract ...

With extensive research efforts to understand the mechanism of capsule opacification, refinements in surgical techniques and advent of IOLs with specific ergonomics to retard PCO, researchers will ...