Oxidative photodegradation of ocular tissues: Beneficial effects of filtering and exogenous antioxidants

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-150

  Hammond, Billy R ^a   Johnson, Bart A ^b   George, Eric R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Filters; Lipids; Ocular phototoxicity; Oxidative photodegradation; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; LIPID; PROTEIN; RETINAL MACULAR CAROTENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; EYE; FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMAN; LENS; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SUNLIGHT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; EYE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84918788941     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.09.005     Document Type: Review

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