Do blue light filters confer protection against age-related macular degeneration?

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 523-531

  Margrain, T H ^a   Boulton, M ^a   Marshall, J ^b   Sliney, D H ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLINDNESS; BLUE LIGHT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE COURSE; FILTER; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RETINA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANIMALS; COLOR; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 4043130958     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2004.05.001     Document Type: Review

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