title: In vivo measurement of human lens aging using the lens opacity meter.
abstract: Lens aging has been measured in vivo using a new instrument: the lens opacity meter 701 (Interzeag, Schlieren, Switzerland). Statistical analyses have been performed to verify the occurrence of the phenomenon, the sex differences and the reproducibility of the obtained results. The findings demonstrate an increase in the light scattering in the normal lens with aging, which is similar in both sexes. The instrument detects this process and the measurements have a high degree of reproducibility.
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic, 1st School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costagliola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iuliano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trapanese
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scibelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012016:Reference Values; D012542:Scattering, Radiation