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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kwan Chan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
John W. Sheets, Jr., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Mutlu Karakelle, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
Abstract
A method for determining the propensity of an intraocular lens material to prevent posterior capsule opacification is disclosed. The method involves contacting a sample of an IOL material having the shape of an IOL optic with collagen to form a contact area, incubating the sample in a liquid composition comprising lens epithelial cells, determining whether lens epithelial cells grow on the collagen in the contact area.