A METHOD OF ISOLATING AND COLLECTING PSEUDO-EXFOLIATION MATERIAL FROM EXTRACTED CATARACTOUS LENSES
- 27 May 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 55 (4), 634-640
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1977.tb05661.x
Abstract
The pseudo-exfoliation (PE) material on the surface of extracted lenses [human] was not dissolved by a papain solution, while the underlying lens capsule was digested. This formed the basis of a method for isolating and collecting PE material. The anterior lens surface was swept with a cilium after the lens was suspended in a 5% papain solution for 0.5-1 h. The PE material was loosened in flakes which adhered to the tip of the cilium and could be collected as a lump. By light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy no contaminants could be seen, and no damage to the PE material was disclosed.Keywords
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