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ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT: PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND OTHER EFFECTS ON THE VISUAL SYSTEM *
Author(s) -
Stark William S.,
Tan Karel E. W. P.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1982.tb04389.x
Subject(s) - photosensitivity , ultraviolet , invertebrate , ultraviolet light , generalization , color vision , visible spectrum , spectral sensitivity , computer science , optics , optoelectronics , biology , physics , ecology , mathematics , wavelength , mathematical analysis
It is generally stated in elementary lectures on sensory systems that the limits of the visible spectrum are 400 nm (violet) and 700 nm (red), although there are several exceptions to this generalization. Recently, the properties of ultraviolet (UV) vision in invertebrates, as well as vertebrates, have been better characterized, and it is worthwhile to examine visual phenomena in the UV region of the spectrum. The purpose of this review is to integrate what is known about UV vision in invertebrates, which have been particularly well studied, with a growing literature on UV sensitivity and UV effects in the visual systems of humans and other vertebrates.