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).
Biofilms are responsible for diseases, such as4: 1  Otitis media the most common acute ear infection in US children. 2  Bacterial endocarditis infection of the inner surface of the heart and its valves. 3  Cystic fibrosis a chronic disorder resulting in increased susceptibility to serious lung infections.