Membrane formation and endothelial cell growth on an intra-ocular lens in the human eye, a SEM study.

In this study we have demonstrated the formation of an acellular and a cellular membrane on the surface of an explanted intra-ocular lens by scanning electron microscopy. The acellular membrane is considered to be the result of a physiological process, whereas the cellular membrane is looked upon as a pathological endothelial membrane formed as the result of intermittent touch between the implant and the endothelium.