Time Course of Lens Epithelial Cell Behavior in Rabbit Eyes following Lens Extraction and Implantation of Intraocular Lens

Table 1

Immunohistological results of specimens.

		Time since surgery
		3 days		5 days	7–10 days	14 days	1 month
Around IOL optic	Anterior capsular margin	N	R	P	P	P	P, LF
			S	P	P	P
	Anterior capsule	N	R	N	N	N	N, LF
			S	P	P, CF	P, CF
	Cental posterior capsule	N	R	N	N (LF)	LF	P, LF
			S	P	P, CF	P, CF
	Around optic edge	N	R	N	N, LF	N, LF	LF
			S	P	P	P, LF
Peripheral capsular bag	Anterior capsule	N	R	N	N	N	N
			S	N	N	N
	Posterior capsule	N	R	N	N (LF)	LF	LF
			S	N	N (LF)	LF

R: restricted type, S: surrounding type, N: α-SMA-negative LECs, P: α-SMA-positive LECs, LF: lens fiber cells, CF: cell free area.