Measurements of transmission spectrums and estimation of retinal blue-light irradiance values of currently available clear and yellow-tinted intraocular lenses

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Tanito, Masaki ^a   Okuno, Tsutomu ^b   Ishiba, Yoshihisa ^c   Ohira, Akihiro ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Yamamoto Kogaku Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue light irradiance; Retinal damage; Spectral transmittance; Yellow tinted intraocular lenses

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE PROTECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LENS IMPLANT; LENS POWER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETINA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84858865204     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-011-0100-9     Document Type: Article

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