Hematoxylin and eosin stained corneal sections and expression of CD11b, fibronectin and HSP47 four weeks post-implantation.

<p>Hematoxylin and eosin stained sections of the 4mm pocket (A1), 6mm pocket (B1), 8mm pocket (C1) and 8mm flocket (D1) groups showed no inflammatory cells or fibrotic capsule formation around the inlay. No CD11b, fibronectin or HSP 47 positive cells were detected in the 4mm pocket (A2-4), 6mm pocket (B2-4J), 8mm pocket (C2-4) and 8mm flocket (D2-4) groups, respectively. Scale bar 100 μm. (arrow points to the inlay) Row 1 represents hematoxylin and eosin, row 2 CD11b, row 3 fibronectin and row 4 HSP47 corneal sections.