"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,
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Clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following CATARACT extraction.
| Descriptor ID |
D058442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.510.245.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Capsule Opacification- Capsule Opacification
- Capsule Opacifications
- Opacification, Capsule
- Opacifications, Capsule
- Secondary Cataract
- Cataract, Secondary
- Cataracts, Secondary
- Secondary Cataracts
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsule Opacification" by people in Profiles.
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Symptoms and Satisfaction Levels Associated with Intraocular Lens Implants in the Monofocal and Premium IOL Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Study. Ophthalmology. 2023 Jul; 130(7):726-734.
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Randomized multicenter trial to assess posterior capsule opacification and glistenings in two hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses. Sci Rep. 2023 02 17; 13(1):2822.
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Use of P1-P4 Purkinje reflections as a surrogate sign for intraoperative patient fixation. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 47(12):e60-e65.
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[Bilateral capsular block syndrome 7 years after cataract surgery]. Ophthalmologe. 2022 Feb; 119(2):195-198.
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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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Capsular bag stability and posterior capsule opacification of a plate-haptic design microincision cataract surgery intraocular lens: 3-year results of a randomised trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2013 Dec; 97(12):1565-8.
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Posterior capsule opacification and capsular bag performance of a microincision intraocular lens. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Nov; 37(11):1988-92.
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Preventing posterior capsule opacification: what have we learned? J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Apr; 37(4):623-4.