Phototoxicity to the retina: Mechanisms of damage

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 473-490

  Glickman, Randolph D ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug Phototoxicity; Eye; Laser; Light Damage; Ocular Phototoxicity

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; FREE RADICAL; HEMATOPORPHYRIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KETOPROFEN; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LOMEFLOXACIN; METHOXSALEN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PIROXICAM; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PSORALEN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CHEMICAL INJURY; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; HUMAN; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTON; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; RETINA; SHEAR FLOW; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA;

EID: 0036947933     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810290169909     Document Type: Conference Paper

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