"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.
| 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsule Opacification" by people in Profiles.
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Basta MD, Paulson H, Walker JL. The local wound environment is a key determinant of the outcome of TGFß signaling on the fibrotic response of CD44+ leader cells in an ex vivo post-cataract-surgery model. Exp Eye Res. 2021 12; 213:108829.
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McMillin JC, Rocha KM, Barnwell EL, Haddad JS, Waring Iv GO. Objective evaluation of vision quality in pseudophakic patients with posterior capsular opacification using double-pass retinal imaging. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2019 May-Jun; 82(3):189-194.
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Syed ZA, Pineda R. Cataract surgery after proton-beam irradiation for uveal tumors. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 10; 43(10):1328-1334.
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Solomon JD, Shields CL, Shields JA, Eagle RC. Posterior capsule opacity as initial manifestation of metastatic cutaneous melanoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan; 249(1):127-31.