Measurement of ultraviolet radiation at the surface of the eye

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1485-1492

  Sydenham, Michael M ^a   Collins, Michael J ^a   Hirst, Lawrence W ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract risk factors; Contact lenses; Radiation damage; Spectrophotometry; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DOSE RESPONSE; EYE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTACT LENSES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HUMANS; POLYMERS; SULFONES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030808050     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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