Open AccessGrowth of the human lens in the Indian adult population: Preliminary observations
Author(s) -
Ashik Mohamed,
Veena Sangwan,
Robert C. Augusteyn
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.103775
Subject(s) - presbyopia , medicine , lens (geology) , ophthalmology , population , context (archaeology) , optometry , biology , paleontology , environmental health
The eye lens grows throughout life by the addition of new cells inside the surrounding capsule. How this growth affects the properties of the lens is essential for understanding disorders such as cataract and presbyopia.