Chronic solar radiation exposure and endothelial polymegethism
作者:
GoodGregory W.,
SchoesslerJohn P.,
期刊:
Current Eye Research
(Taylor Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 2
页码: 157-162
ISSN:0271-3683
年代: 1988
DOI:10.3109/02713688808995745
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Acute exposure of ultraviolet radiation to the cornea has previously been shown to produce endothelial pleanorphism and polymegethism. The reciprocity of exposure intensity and duration typically soon with the photochemical effects of ultraviolet radiation on biological tissue predicts a similar effect with chronic exposure. This was tested by comparing the regularity of the hexagonal endothelial mosaic for a group of workers (n=9) chronically exposed to solar radiation to that for an age-matched control group (n=18). Although the mean cell area of the endothelium was similar between groups (p<0.10), a significant difference (p<0.01) was demonstrated in the degree of polymegethism. This supports the contention that chronic ultraviolet radiation exposure may contribute to increased polymegethism seen with age.
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