title: An abbreviated assessment of ocular exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
abstract: Individual behaviour has a very large effect on determining the exposure of the eye to solar radiation. To be able to examine the relationship between ocular exposure to ambient ultraviolet radiation and ocular disease, a model was developed previously that assessed cumulative ocular exposure from individual information on work and leisure activities. In this paper, we present a simplified version of the model that uses data on exposure during the middle of the day (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. solar time) during the northern 'summer' months (April to September). The ocular exposure determined by the simplified model is highly correlated with the full model (r = 0.98) and the simplified model predicts 62% of the total ocular exposure. This model should be useful for future epidemiologic studies of sun exposure and eye disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000592:standards*; D012621:Seasons; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects