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Posterior subcapsular cataract following intense ultraviolet radiation exposure: A case report

Eye (1997) 11(5) 661-662
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.173
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Abstract

A 46-year-old Caucasian man with no other known risk factors developed bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts soon after intense exposure to ultraviolet radiation. This case report supports experimental and epidemiological evidence implicating ultraviolet radiation as a risk factor for cataract formation.

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Baum, J., & Pitts, D. G. (1997). Posterior subcapsular cataract following intense ultraviolet radiation exposure: A case report. Eye, 11(5), 661–662. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1997.173

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