UV light-blocking contact lenses protect against short-term UVB-induced limbal stem cell niche damage and inflammation

UVB irradiation has been linked to pathogenesis of pterygium, a conjunctival tumor growing onto transparent cornea, the windscreen of the eye. Due to corneal anatomy, ambient UVB irradiation is amplified at the stem cell-containing nasal limbus. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of a U...

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Autores principales: Notara, M., Behboudifard, S., Kluth, M. A., Maßlo, C., Ganss, C., Frank, M. H., Schumacher, B., Cursiefen, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30135547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30021-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30135547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30021-8

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