METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR MINIMIZING POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS

摘要

Polymeric materials and methods that realize a gel-type intraocular lens that is formed in situ within the lens capsule of the eye. The polymeric material of the intraocular lens includes reactive end groups that effectively bond with lens capsule walls, thus eliminating space between the intraocular lens and the lens capsule walls and significantly reducing the proliferation of lens epithelial cells which can cause unwanted posterior capsule opacification. In another aspect, various polymers are provided that can be polymerized in the lens capsule with the ability to bond an intraocular lens implant to the posterior capsule of the eye such that there is no space available between the intraocular lens implant and the lens capsule for lens epithelial cells to proliferate and thereby significantly reducing posterior capsule opacification.