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. 2011;4(5):572-4.
doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2011.05.21. Epub 2011 Oct 18.

Surgical treatment and pathologic analysis of posterior lentiglobus with cataract

Guo-Yuan Yang  1 , Long-Qian Liu, Chun-Ling Liu
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Surgical treatment and pathologic analysis of posterior lentiglobus with cataract

Guo-Yuan Yang et al. Int J Ophthalmol. 2011.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The clinical manifestation and auxiliary examination results of the patient
A: The posterior lentiglobus photograph of the left eye. The slit beam on the posterior lens surface is more curved than usual; B: B-scan examination showed the protrusion of the posterior lens in the left eye(arrow); C: Intraoperative photograph of the left eye. The bulging posterior capsule is showed (arrow); D: Transmission electron microscopy of the posterior lens capsule. The thinnest diameter is approximately 1.83 um (arrow).
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