title: [Cataractogenesis and repair processes].
abstract: The main biochemical processes involved in cataractogenesis are reviewed: nonenzymatic glycosylation of crystallins, polyol pathway, increased proteolysis, role of the free radicals, significant changes in lipid and mineral contents of the lens. Every mechanism is discussed in detail, providing the ophthalmologists with essential biochemical data, and the links between the different biochemical events are stressed out.
authors.affiliation: Policlinica Griviţa, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gheorghiu
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism
vernacular_title: Cataractogeneza şi procesele reparatorii.