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Optical effects of exposing intact human lenses to ultraviolet radiation and visible light
BACKGROUND: The human lens is continuously exposed to high levels of light. Ultraviolet radiation is believed to play a causative role in the development of cataract. In vivo, however, the lens is mainly exposed to visible light and the ageing lens absorbs a great part of the short wavelength region...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265411/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22208285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-11-41 |