Transmittance characteristics of ultraviolet and blue-light-filtering intraocular lenses

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1161-1166

  Brockmann, Claudia ^a   Schulz, Marcus ^a   Laube, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PROTECTION; FILTER; HUMAN; LENS; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; LIGHT; RADIATION PROTECTION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 45349106191     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.03.039     Document Type: Article

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