Blue-blocking Intraocular Lenses: Myth or Reality?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-10

  Mainster, Martin A ^a   Turner, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETINA; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 57549090225     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.08.020     Document Type: Editorial

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