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METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING POSTERIOR CAPSULAR OPACIFICATION

  • US 20160106591A1
  • Filed: 04/21/2014
  • Published: 04/21/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for preventing or treating posterior capsular opacification in a subject in need of prophylaxis or treatment of posterior capsular opacification, wherein the subject has a lens capsule having an anterior portion and a posterior portion, and each of the anterior and posterior portions has an exterior surface and an interior surface, the method comprising:

  • imaging epithelial cells on one or more interior surfaces of the lens capsule using an imaging technique selected from the group consisting of confocal microscopy, adaptive optics, ultrasound, detecting a chemical agent and/or a biological agent, multi-photon laser imaging, and combinations thereof; and

    ablating the imaged epithelial cells.

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