Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) is the most common complication of cataract surgery.
At present the only means of treating cataract is by surgical intervention, and this initially
restores high visual quality. Unfortunately, PCO develops in a significant proportion of
patients to such an extent that a secondary loss of vision occurs. A modern cataract
operation generates a capsular bag, which comprises a proportion of the anterior and the
entire posterior capsule. The bag remains in situ, partitions the aqueous and vitreous …