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Solar ultraviolet irradiation of human cornea, lens, and retina: equations of ocular irradiation

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Photochemical damage of ocular tissues by solar radiation depends on the spectral composition of the radiation in the environment, the geometry of the coupling of that radiation to the eye, the spectral transmittances of the ocular components and any auxiliary lenses used, the spectral sensitivity of the irradiated tissue, the accumulated exposure dose, and the action of repair processes. This paper provides formulas for quantitative estimation of corneal, lenticular, and retinal UV irradiances from the sunlit environment under clear sky conditions. Applications of these formulas for ocular irradiation will be presented in subsequent papers for the cornea, lens, and retina, and the results will be evaluated using weighting functions for the sensitivity of ocular tissue.

© 1986 Optical Society of America

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