PART I. Lens Epithelial Cell Biology
Chapter 1. From Zygote to Lens: Emergence of the Lens Epithelium
Chapter 2. Cell Biology of Lens Epithelial Cells
Chapter 3. The Lens Capsule
Synthesis, Remodeling and MMPs
Chapter 4. Lens Epithelial Cell Proliferation
Chapter 5. Growth Factor Signaling in Lens Fiber Differentiation
Chapter 6. Lens-Specific Transcription Factors and Their Roles in Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Congenital Cataract
Chapter 7. Lens Regeneration
Chapter 8. Fibrotic Modifications of the Lens Epithelium
Chapter 9. Wound Healing and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in the Lens Epithelium: Roles of Growth Factors and Extracellular Matrix
Part II. Clinical Science -Pathology
Chapter 10. Histology of Posterior Capsular Opacification
Chapter 11. PCO Rates in a Large Series of Human Eyes Obtained Post-Mortem
Part III. Clinical Outcomes
Chapter 12. Natural Course of Elschnig Pearl Formation and Disappearance
Chapter 13. Effect of Posterior Capsule Opacification and Anterior Capsule Contraction on Visual Function
PART IV. Surgical Methods for PCO Prevention
Chapter 14. Size of Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis for Prevention of PCO
Chapter 15. Effect of Anterior Capsule Polishing on Capsule Opacification and YAG Laser Capsulotomy
Chapter 16. Laser Photolysis System and PCO Prevention
PART V. Intraocular Lenses/Devices and PCO
Chapter 17. PCO Prevention: IOL Material Versus IOL Design
Chapter 18. Capsular and Uveal Biocompatibility of Different IOLs in Eyes with and Without Associated Conditions
Chapter 19. Capsule-Bending Ring for the Prevention of Posterior Capsule Opacification
Chapter 20. PCO Prevention with Endocapsular Equator Rings
Chapter 21. PCO Prevention with IOLs Maintaining an Open or Expanded Capsular Bag
Chapter 22. Prevention of PCO with the Bag-in-the-lens (BIL)
Chapter 23. Posterior capsule Opacification with Micro incision (MICS) IOLs
PART VI. Special Cases
Chapter 24. PCO and the Pediatric Eye.