Table 1
Summary of the cases and the results
| Presence/absence of nuclear Smads3/4 positive cells | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epithelial-type cells adjacent to regenerated lens fibres in Sommerring’s ring | Cells amid fibrous matrix accumulation | |||||||
| Case No | Age* | Sex | Duration | Cause† | Smad3 | Smad4 | Smad3 | Smad4 |
| *Age at the removal of the intraocular lens (IOL); † duration between implantation and explantation of the IOL; y = year(s); ‡CCC = continuous circular capsulorhexis; PVR = IOL removal to obtain the better observation of the fundus during vitrectomy for proliferative vitreoretinopathy; capsulotomy = obtained by anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery; − = negative; + = positive (regardless the incidence of positive cells); NE = not examined. | ||||||||
| 1 | 65 | F | − | CCC‡ | − | − | − | − |
| 2 | 72 | M | − | CCC | − | − | − | − |
| 3 | 58 | M | − | CCC | − | − | − | − |
| 4 | 72 | F | − | Lens dislocation | − | − | − | − |
| 5 | 28 | M | 6 days | IOL dislocation | + | + | NE | NE |
| 6 | 64 | M | 10 days | PVR | + | + | NE | NE |
| 7 | 58 | F | 14 days | PVR | + | + | NE | NE |
| 8 | 68 | F | 0.65 y | PVR | + | + | + | + |
| 9 | 75 | F | 0.75 y | PVR | + | + | + | + |
| 10 | 51 | M | 1 y | Malignant glaucoma | + | + | + | + |
| 11 | 53 | M | 3 y | PVR | + | + | NE | NE |
| 12 | 75 | M | 2.7 y | IOL dislocation | + | + | + | + |
| 13 | 78 | M | 4 y | PVR | + | + | + | + |
| 14 | 80 | M | 4 y | PVR | + | + | + | + |
| 15 | 76 | M | 4.6 y | IOL dislocation | + | + | + | + |
| 16 | 68 | M | 5 y | IOL dislocation | + | + | + | + |
| 17 | 77 | F | 5.4 y | PVR | + | + | + | + |
| 18 | 77 | F | 6.2 y | IOL dislocation | − | − | + | + |
| 19 | 60 | M | 8 y | IOL dislocation | − | − | NE | NE |
| 20 | 68 | M | 9 y | IOL dislocation | + | + | NE | NE |
| 21 | 31 | M | 10 y | IOL dislocation | − | − | − | − |
