[Dynamic changes of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in the rabbit iris and aqueous humor after lens mechanical injury].

Objective: To investigate dynamic changes of expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in the rabbit iris and aqueous humor after the lens mechanical injury.

Methods: Rabbit lens was mechanically injured by a needle through the limbus. Eyes were enucleated on the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 15th day after injury, the aqueous humor was collected and the iris was isolated.