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lens capsule
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Noun1.lens capsule - a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye
capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
crystalline lens, lens of the eye, lens - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
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The pilots developed nuclear cataracts, which occur in the gelatinous interior of the lens, as opposed to cortical cataracts, which occur in the front capsule of the lens and are associated with UV light.
What Are Cataracts and How Do You Prevent Them? by Frank Vanderlugt / Health care industry community
06% is a sterile solution of trypan blue (an acid di-azo group dye) and is a selective tissue staining agent for use as a medical aid in ophthalmic surgery to stain the anterior capsule of the lens.
Dutch Ophthalmic USA, Kingston, NH, June 28 (DDMAC) by Warning Letter Bulletin
A large part of the centre of the front capsule of the lens is removed as well as the hard nucleus of the lens.
Your problems: Miriam Stoppard's advice column by Stoppard, Miriam / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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