PATHOHISTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE HYALOID SYSTEM OF CHILDREN WITH PERSISTENT HYPERPLASTIC PRIMARY VITREOUS SYNDROME.
First-ever pathohistological studies of the hyaloid system of the eye - the fibrovascular prolipheration and retrolental membrane - have been conducted in children with unilateral congenital cataract combined with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous syndrome. New data have been obtained on its morphology, anatomical properties, and tendencies to change with the child's age. The nature of the retrolental membrane has been established. The membrane is embryonal vascularized connective tissue whose presence is associated with abnormal development of the eyeball. The results of the pathohistological studies were used to determine indications and counterindications for surgical interventions in these severe congenital conditions as well as the optimal times for them. // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2010; 4:33-36.