Open AccessOxidative Damage and the Prevention of Age-Related Cataracts
Author(s) -
David C. Beebe,
Nancy M. Holekamp,
YingBo Shui
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
ophthalmic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1423-0259
pISSN - 0030-3747
DOI - 10.1159/000316481
Subject(s) - cataracts , oxidative stress , lens (geology) , medicine , oxidative phosphorylation , oxidative damage , ophthalmology , biology , biochemistry , paleontology
Cataracts are often considered to be an unavoidable consequence of aging. Oxidative damage is a major cause or consequence of cortical and nuclear cataracts, the most common types of age-related cataracts.
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