Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude

Line Kessel; Peter Kristian Kofoed; Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja; Michael Larsen; Line Kessel; Peter Kristian Kofoed; Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja; Michael Larsen

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01488.x

Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude

Line Kessel, Peter Kristian Kofoed, Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, Michael Larsen, Line Kessel, Peter Kristian Kofoed, Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, Michael Larsen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Ophthalmologica
Volume	88
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	235-40
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1755-375X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01488.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01488.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2010

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Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude

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