Open AccessUltraviolet light exposure and lens opacities: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
Author(s) -
Karen J. Cruickshanks,
Ronald Klein
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.12.1658
Subject(s) - sunlight , medicine , lens (geology) , ultraviolet light , sun exposure , ophthalmology , dermatology , biology , optics , paleontology , chemistry , physics , photochemistry
Exposure to sunlight may be a risk factor for the development of cataract. The relationships between exposure to sunlight and to the ultraviolet-B (UVB) component of light and the prevalence of lens opacities were examined in the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
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