DAMAGE OF THE CORNEA EPITHELIUM CAUSED BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 61 (5), 898-907
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1983.tb01472.x
Abstract
Rabbit cornea epithelium was exposed to UV-radiation for 15 min from a distance of 50 cm, and specimens were studied after 1/2, 1, and 3 h, respectively. The following changes occurred: 1) Reduced number of the large impressions or the full-thickness holes of the superficial cells. 2) Partly rejected cells. 3) Numerous small plasma membrane defects. This investigation shows plasma membrane defects at an early stage after the exposure, and this may be the locus for the initial damage.Keywords
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