Is the experimental naphthalene cataract a model for human senile cataract?
The development of naphthalene cataract in rabbits is described, photographed in detail, and compared with different types of senile cataract in man. The naphthalene cataract can serve as a model for subcapsular senile cataract in man, but not for others.
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Universitäts-Augenklinik, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany.
Pau
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D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009281:Naphthalenes; C031721:naphthalene