Their name is in part in recognition of Anton Elschnig's work, and in part descriptive, as the cystic structures are sometimes described as "pearl-like clusters".
Elschnig Pearls may result from the spread of lens epithelial cells after extracapsular cateract extraction, and may increase in size to the extent that they begin to occlude the pupil, causing reduction in vision.
Elschnig Pearls are named after German / Austrian Ophthalmologist, Anton Elschnig (1863 - 1939).
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