title: [Significance of fluorescence spectra for the evaluation of lens opacities].
abstract: The fluorescence spectra of nucleus and cortex material from human lenses obtained as a result of extracapsular cataract extraction were observed. With advancing cataract formation the fluorescence spectra changed in a very characteristic way. The changes in ascorbic acid were compared with those caused by cataract development. Clinical application of corresponding measuring instruments would appear to make sense.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007904:Lens Cortex, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung von Fluoreszenzspektren für die Beurteilung von Linsentrübungen.