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Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX), Electron Microscopy of Lens Surface

Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX), Electron Microscopy of Lens Surface
Comparison of normal lens surface, lens surface with Mini-PEX and full blown PEX syndrome. The deposits are becoming denser and microfibers appear. This material is produced from all cells of the anterior segment of the eye. It is also observed in the extracellular matrix of heart, liver, lungs,kidney and meninges, but not intracerebrally
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H40.1
Systemic Diseases -> Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX) -> Lens
glaucomas; systemic disease
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