title: Effects of ultraviolet radiation.
abstract: Ultraviolet radiation from high-intensity sources has well-known acute effects on the eye and skin, consisting primarily of photokeratoconjunctivitis and sunburn, which are enhanced in the presence of photosensitizing agents. Long-term elevated exposure to low-level ultraviolet radiation is also responsible for an increased risk of squamous- and basal-cell carcinomas; probably responsible for an increased risk of cortical and posterior subcapsular cataracts, pterygium, and cutaneous melanoma and intraocular melanoma and possibly responsible for immunologic effects of clinical significance.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*