Etiopathogenesis of cataract: an appraisal

VB Gupta, M Rajagopala… - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Natural eye lens is a crystalline substance to produce a clear passage for light. Cataract is
opacity within the clear lens of the eye and is the dominant cause of socio-medical problem …

[PDF][PDF] UV rays, the prooxidant/antioxidant imbalance in the cornea and oxidative eye damage

J Čejková, S Štípek, J Crkovska, T Ardan, J Pláteník… - Physiol Res, 2004 - biomed.cas.cz
In this minireview, the factors involved in the development of corneal injury due to an
increased amount of UVB rays are summarized. Experimental studies have shown that an …

Guidelines on limits of exposure to ultraviolet radiation of wavelengths between 180 nm and 400 nm (incoherent optical radiation)

… Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection - Health …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
GUIDELINES ON LIMITS OF EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION OF... : Health Physics
GUIDELINES ON LIMITS OF EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION OF WAVELENGTHS …

Evaluation of acute corneal damage induced by 222-nm and 254-nm ultraviolet light in Sprague–Dawley rats

S Kaidzu, K Sugihara, M Sasaki, A Nishiaki… - Free radical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Two hundred twenty-two nanometres ultraviolet (UV) light produced by a krypton–chlorine
excimer lamp is harmful to bacterial cells but not skin. However, the effects of 222-nm UV …

ICNIRP guidelines on limits of exposure to laser radiation of wavelengths between 180 nm and 1,000 μm

… Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection - Health …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Since the publication of the ICNIRP Revision of the Guidelines on Limits of Exposure to
Laser Radiation (ICNIRP 1996, 2000), further research supports amending the retinal …

Adjustment of guidelines for exposure of the eye to optical radiation from ocular instruments: statement from a task group of the International Commission on Non …

D Sliney, D Aron-Rosa, F DeLori, F Fankhauser… - Applied …, 2005 - opg.optica.org
A variety of optical and electro-optical instruments are used for both diagnostic and
therapeutic applications to the human eye. These generally expose ocular structures to …

Solar ultraviolet radiation cataract

S Löfgren - Experimental eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite being a treatable disease, cataract is still the leading cause for blindness in the
world. Solar ultraviolet radiation is epidemiologically linked to cataract development, while …

Health effects from stratospheric ozone depletion and interactions with climate change

FR De Gruijl, J Longstreth, M Norval… - Photochemical & …, 2003 - pubs.rsc.org
The potential health effects of elevated levels of ambient UV-B radiation are diverse, and it is
difficult to quantify the risks, especially as they are likely to be considerably modified by …

The ocular lens epithelium

SP Bhat - Bioscience reports, 2001 - portlandpress.com
An adult lens contains two easily discernible, morphologically distinct compartments, the
epithelium and the fiber-cell mass. The fiber-cell mass provides the lens with its functional …

Mechanism of the highly efficient quenching of tryptophan fluorescence in human γD-crystallin

J Chen, SL Flaugh, PR Callis, J King - Biochemistry, 2006 - ACS Publications
Quenching of the fluorescence of buried tryptophans (Trps) is an important reporter of
protein conformation. Human γD-crystallin (HγD-Crys) is a very stable eye lens protein that …