Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude |
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Authors: | Line Kessel Peter Kristian Kofoed Gustavo Zubieta‐Calleja Michael Larsen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Denmark;2. Instituto de Patologia de la Altura (IPPA), High Altitude Pathology Institute, La Paz, Bolivia;3. Kennedy Centre, National Eye Clinic, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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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. |
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Keywords: | cataract fluorescence lens ageing ozone layer ultraviolet radiation |
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