Figure 3.

Morphological characterization of cataract disintegration by 25-hydroxycholesterol, doxycycline, and rosmarinic acid. Bright field image sequences of cataract particles in 10% DMSO (A–D) or pure BSS (E–L), in the absence (A,E,I) or presence of increasing concentrations (50, 500 μM, and 1 mM) of 25-hydroxycholesterol (B–D), doxycycline (F–H), or rosmarinic acid (J–L) are shown. Samples were transferred to a glass capillary after 2 days of incubation, sealed, and viewed under light microscopy. Scale bars, 100 µm. Representative bright field images from three different experiments conducted with each compound are shown.