Sensitivity of the cornea after exposure to ultraviolet light.
Corneal sensitivity was measured before and after exposure to an electric welding arc. The ultraviolet radiation produced in the exposed eye a rapid and large decrease in corneal sensitivity with an equally rapid recovery, all occurring within 4 h. The other eye serving as a control retained the same sensitivity throughout the same period of time.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004056:Differential Threshold; D006801:Humans; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014110:Touch; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays