Open AccessPhotobiomodulation Protects the Retina from Light-Induced Photoreceptor Degeneration
Author(s) -
Rizalyn Albarracin,
Janis T. Eells,
Krisztina Valter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.10-6664
Subject(s) - retina , photoreceptor cell , retinal degeneration , inflammation , microglia , oxidative stress , medicine , retinal , neuroprotection , chemistry , ophthalmology , biology , neuroscience
In this study, the hypothesis that near-infrared (NIR) light treatment (photobiomodulation) attenuates bright-light damage in the albino rat retina was tested.
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