Abstract
Cataract surgery is blighted by posterior capsule opacification (PCO), which is more severe and frequent in the young than the elderly (>60 years). Our aim was to understand the biological basis for these age-related differences in PCO/wound healing rates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-42 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aging
- Cataract
- Cataract Extraction
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Progression
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor
- Humans
- Interleukins
- Lens, Crystalline
- Middle Aged
- Signal Transduction
- Wound Healing