Age-related changes in spectral transmittance of the human crystalline lens in situ.

Yoshihito Sakanishi, Masakazu Awano, Atsushi Mizota, Minoru Tanaka, Akira Murakami, Kazuhiko Ohnuma

Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University, Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan. yossy1950@hotmail.com

Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde 2012

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It was the aim of this study to measure spectral transmission of the human crystalline lens in situ. The crystalline lens was illuminated by one of four light-emitting diodes of different colors. The relative spectral transmittance of the human crystalline lens was measured with the Purkinje-Sanson mirror images over a wide range of ages. The study evaluated 36 crystalline lenses of 28 subjects aged 21-76 years. There was a significant correlation between the age and spectral transmittance for blue light. Spectral transmittance of the crystalline lens in situ could be measured with Purkinje-Sanson mirror images. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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Yoshihito Sakanishi, Masakazu Awano, Atsushi Mizota, Minoru Tanaka, Akira Murakami, Kazuhiko Ohnuma. Age-related changes in spectral transmittance of the human crystalline lens in situ. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde. 2012;228(3):174-80