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Cataract Surgery 1
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What is the lens capsule?
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An elastic ECM secreted by the epithelial and superficial fiber cells. It surrounds the entire lens
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What is the lens capsule?
An elastic ECM secreted by the epithelial and superficial fiber cells. It surrounds the entire lens
Anatomy of the lens
Nucleus surrounded by cortex surrounded by capsule.
Where is the germinative zone of the lens?
near the equator
What do the lens cells do to maintain transparency?
They degrade all membrane bound organelles once the fibers are complete and cease protein synthesis.
How do lens cells receive nutrition?
From the metabolically active epithelium and superficial fibers
