6) In a report to the New York Ophthalmological Society in 1912, Knapp noted that some patients who underwent cataract surgery later manifested clinical signs of dystrophia epithelialis with stromal and epithelial oedema, as described by Fuchs; (7) this is now known as pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK), which is a complication of cataract ...
A biofilm is any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy extracellular matrix that is composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).
A biofilm of bacteria in a matrix of polysaccharides and other substances on the surface of a tooth or teeth. 3. a. A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall, characteristic of atherosclerosis. b. The material that such a deposit is composed of.