The differential effect of ultraviolet light exposure on cataract rate across regions of the lens

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3919-3923

  Abraham, Alison G ^a   Cox, Christopher ^a   West, Sheila ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES; ALGORITHM; IMAGE PROCESSING; LENS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MARYLAND; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77955903986     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4557     Document Type: Article

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