"Capsule Opacification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction.
Concept/Terms
Capsule Opacification- Capsule Opacification
- Capsule Opacifications
- Opacification, Capsule
- Opacifications, Capsule
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Capsule Opacification" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Capsule Opacification" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsule Opacification" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of an intervention for avoidable vision loss on visual function in the elderly-The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES). Eye (Lond). 2023 06; 37(8):1725-1731.
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Evaluation of posterior capsule opacification of the Alcon Clareon IOL vs the Alcon Acrysof IOL using a human capsular bag model. BMC Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb 27; 20(1):77.
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Development of a drug-eluting intraocular lens to deliver epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor gefitinib for posterior capsule opacification prophylaxis. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar; 31(2):436-444.
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Aldose Reductase Inhibition Prevents Development of Posterior Capsular Opacification in an In Vivo Model of Cataract Surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2018 07 02; 59(8):3591-3598.
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The intraocular lens as a drug delivery device for an epidermal growth factor-Receptor inhibitor for prophylaxis of posterior capsule opacification. Acta Ophthalmol. 2018 Nov; 96(7):e874-e882.
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Comparison of fibrotic response in the human lens capsular bag after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and conventional phacoemulsification. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2018 Jun; 44(6):750-755.
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Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) Acid as a Slow-Release Drug-Carrying Matrix for Methotrexate Coated onto Intraocular Lenses to Conquer Posterior Capsule Opacification. Curr Eye Res. 2018 06; 43(6):702-708.
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The Intraocular Lens as a Drug Delivery Device: In Vitro Screening of Pharmacologic Substances for the Prophylaxis of Posterior Capsule Opacification. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 12 01; 58(14):6408-6418.
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Cataract surgery after proton-beam irradiation for uveal tumors. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 10; 43(10):1328-1334.
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Effect of femtosecond laser-assisted lens surgery on posterior capsule opacification in the human capsular bag in vitro. Acta Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar; 95(2):e85-e88.