The gray squirrel lens protects the retina from near-UV radiation damage.
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Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, N.Y. 14620.
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D000818:Animals; D004596:Electroretinography; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012374:Rod Cell Outer Segment / Q000473:pathology; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000502:physiology*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*