title: [Reactive oxygen forms in pathogenesis of selected eye diseases].
abstract: The paper presents mechanisms by which reactive oxygen forms appear in the eyeball and their effects on the tissues. They play an important role in pathogenesis of many eye diseases, especially in cataract, age-related macular degeneration and retinopathy of prematurity.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kałuzny
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurgowiak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000502:physiology*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species