TY - JOUR
T1 - Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude
AU - Kessel, Line
AU - Kofoed, Peter Kristian
AU - Zubieta-Calleja, Gustavo
AU - Larsen, Michael
AU - Kessel, Line
AU - Kofoed, Peter Kristian
AU - Zubieta-Calleja, Gustavo
AU - Larsen, Michael
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - Purpose: To study the relation between ambient environmental ultraviolet radiation exposure and lens fluorescence. Methods: Non-invasive lens fluorometry measurements were compared in healthy Bolivian and Danish subjects. Background ultraviolet radiation was 4.5 times higher in Bolivia than in Denmark. Results: No significant differences in lens fluorescence or transmittance were found between Bolivian and Danish volunteers. Conclusion: Age-corrected lens fluorescence and transmittance were comparable for healthy participants living at high altitude near the equator and healthy volunteers living at sea level at 55° northern latitude. These results suggest that lens ageing, as assessed by lens autofluorometry, is independent of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
AB - Purpose: To study the relation between ambient environmental ultraviolet radiation exposure and lens fluorescence. Methods: Non-invasive lens fluorometry measurements were compared in healthy Bolivian and Danish subjects. Background ultraviolet radiation was 4.5 times higher in Bolivia than in Denmark. Results: No significant differences in lens fluorescence or transmittance were found between Bolivian and Danish volunteers. Conclusion: Age-corrected lens fluorescence and transmittance were comparable for healthy participants living at high altitude near the equator and healthy volunteers living at sea level at 55° northern latitude. These results suggest that lens ageing, as assessed by lens autofluorometry, is independent of exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01488.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01488.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19416110
SN - 1755-375X
VL - 88
SP - 235
EP - 240
JO - Acta Ophthalmologica
JF - Acta Ophthalmologica
IS - 2
ER -