title: Increased magnesium in aqueous humour from patients with senile cataract.
abstract: A previous observation of increased aqueous magnesium in eyes with senile cataract has been re-examined in a totally different material. The serum and aqueous level of calcium and magnesium from 34 patients with senile cataract were tested against comparable values from 4 patients with choroidal melanoma. In contrast to calcium, the magnesium aqueous/serum ratio was significantly higher in the cataract group. Possible explanations are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ringvold
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sagen
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bjerve
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Følling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000737:chemistry*; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D002386:Cataract / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium