Sunlight and age-related macular degeneration

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  West, Emily S ^a   Schein, Oliver D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDIZING AGENT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

APOPTOSIS; BLINDNESS; BLUE LIGHT; CONTACT LENS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LIGHT DAMAGE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPECTACLES; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 13244291387     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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