Retinal phototoxicity in the aging pseudophakic and phakic eye

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-210

  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

LIPOFUSCIN;

AGING; APHAKIA; BLUE LIGHT; EYE PROTECTION; EYE TOXICITY; LENS IMPLANT; LETTER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MIOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; LIGHT; LIPOFUSCIN; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 58649114318     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.11.018     Document Type: Letter

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