Effects of near ultraviolet radiation on the lens and retina

✍ Scribed by S. Zigman

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 885 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0012-4486
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00161292

✦ Synopsis

This communication represents a consideration of non-visual interactions between environmental light and the eye. It covers the following topics: light in the environment; light entering the eye and transmission to the retina; observed fight damage; mechanisms of light damage; and considerations of the absorptive properties of artificial lenses. The intention of this paper is to summarize the available information and some of the current thinking about the non-visual interactions of the eye with short wavelength radiation. Many more experiments must be done for us to appreciate the full significance of this information for the benefit of man.