Flat Whole‐mount Preparations of the Lens Capsule in Fibrillopathia Epitheliocapsularis, the So‐called Senile Exfoliation or Pseudoexfoliation

Lens capsules from 48 cataractous eyes with and without fibrillopathy (exfoliation/pseudoexfoliation) have been examined in flat whole‐mount preparations. Dark ground microscopy and phase contrast microscopy showed thread like filaments in the peripheral part of the anterior lens capsule. The amount of filaments was much greater in capsules from eyes with fibrillopathy than in capsules without fibrillopathy. In the pre‐equatorial zone discoid plaques were found in fibrillopathy capsules. Their localisation and structure correspond to a deep layer which has been described earlier. The findings are discussed.