The conundrum of lenticular oncology. A review

The conundrum of lenticular oncology. A review

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It is a long - accepted dogma in ophthalmology that the lens is a tumour-free tissue.Yet, in the lens, there is lifelong mitotic activity in the subcapsular epithelium.Therefore, these subcapsular epithelial cells must 7-Keto have the potential for cellular transformation.

How then can we explain the fact that no scientist has ever seen a naturally occurring primary tumour of the lens in vivo ? This review discusses the early work of Mann, von Hallermann, Courtois and others who addressed the Croped t-shirt issue of tumour resistance of the lens.