Light transmission and ultraviolet protection of contact lenses under artificial illumination

Light transmission and ultraviolet protection of contact lenses under artificial illumination

Highlights • We determine as they filter 9 soft contact lenses, the light from artificial sources. • Xenon lamp emite radiación UVA y algo de UVB al igual que la sunlight. • Incandescent, fluorescent and White LED light, do not emit anything in the UV band. • 5 of 9 tested lenses incorporate UV filt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contact lens & anterior eye 2016-04, Vol.39 (2), p.141-147
Hauptverfasser: Artigas, José M, Navea, Amparo, García-Domene, MCarmen, Gené, Andrés, Artigas, Cristina
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Absorption, Radiation
Artificial illumination
Contact lenses
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
Filtration - instrumentation
Light
Ophthalmology
Radiation Protection - instrumentation
Spectrum Analysis
Ultraviolet Rays
UV radiation
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We determine as they filter 9 soft contact lenses, the light from artificial sources. • Xenon lamp emite radiación UVA y algo de UVB al igual que la sunlight. • Incandescent, fluorescent and White LED light, do not emit anything in the UV band. • 5 of 9 tested lenses incorporate UV filters, and meet FDA standards.
ISSN:1367-0484
1476-5411
DOI:10.1016/j.clae.2015.09.008