[Histopathologic study of after-cataract in the pseudophakic rabbit eye using out-of-the-bag fixation. (I)]

We performed light microscopic studies of after-cataract formation after phacoemulsification and out-of-the-bag IOL implantation in 23 rabbit eyes. One day after, epithelial cells at the equatorial area began to move to the pupillary area of the posterior capsule. A week later, we saw adhesion of the anterior capsular edge to the central posterior capsule with newly-formed lens fibers in the capsular space. These findings were similar to after-cataract formation after phacoemulsification only. We found no apparent effect of IOL on after-cataract formation when it was fixed out of the bag.