Retinal light toxicity

Eye

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Youssef, P N ^a   Sheibani, N ^a   Albert, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

light induced retinopathy light induced retinal degeneration; photochemical; photomechanical; photothermal; phototoxic retinopathy

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHOROID MELANOMA; CHOROID TUMOR; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIODE LASER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LENS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MELANOSOME; MORBIDITY; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA TEAR; RETINA TUMOR; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSPUPILLARY THERMOTHERAPY; VITREORETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 78651353086     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.149     Document Type: Review

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