Presbyopia: The first stage of nuclear cataract?

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-148

  McGinty, S J ^b   Truscott, R J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age related nuclear cataract; Lens transport barrier; Presbyopia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CRYSTALLIN; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; GLUTATHIONE; KYNURENINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYMER;

ACCOMMODATION; AGING; CATARACT; CILIARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; LENS CAPSULE; LENS NUCLEUS; LIPID COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW; SCLEROSIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; AGING; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATARACT; CRYSTALLINS; HUMANS; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRESBYOPIA;

EID: 33646868188     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090645     Document Type: Review

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