“…During this period, the basal 1983). Autoradiographic studies have demonstrated that lamina of the lens vesicle thickens (Cohen, 1961; Lerche newly synthesized collagen is added by accretion to the and Wuulle, 1969;Silver and Wakely, 1974) and accu-previously secreted layers with little or no interminmulates collagen (Silver and Wakely, 1974; gling between the layers or turnover of capsular collaal., 19831, forming a precursor of the adult lens capsule. gen (Young and Ocumpaugh, 1966;Rafferty and It has been suggested that the lens capsule is similar in Goossens, 1978).…”