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Age‐Related Absorption of the Human Lens in the Near‐Ultraviolet Range
Author(s) -
Pajer Viktor,
Rárosi Ferenc,
Kolozsvári Lajos,
Hopp Béla,
Nógrádi Antal
Publication year - 2020
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/php.13199
Subject(s) - absorbance , lens (geology) , absorption (acoustics) , ultraviolet , materials science , optics , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , chromatography , optoelectronics , composite material , physics
The purpose of the present study was to determine the age dependence of the ultraviolet (UV) absorption of the different parts of the human crystalline lens. Cryostat sections of human cadaveric lenses (60 μm) were cut. The UV absorbance of nine samples, derived from different parts of the lens, was determined using a Shimadzu scanning spectrophotometer. The absorbance of the anterior and posterior lens capsules was measured separately. The absorption coefficients were calculated from the measured absorbance and values taken at 280 as well as at 360 nm were compared statistically. ANCOVA analysis of the values taken at 280 and at 360 nm wavelengths shows that correlation between the absorption coefficients and age can be found only in the case of the posterior layers. These results suggest a differential age‐dependent increase of the UV absorption of the posterior layers compared to the anterior ones and can be related to the differential protein expression in the anterior and posterior parts. Posterior crystalline lens capsules have higher absorption coefficients than the anterior ones regardless of age.