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Retinal changes produced by phototherapy
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High-intensity blue fluorescent light was shown to damage the retinas of newborn piglets, developmentally similar to those of human infants, therefore, utmost care would seem to be required to shield the eyes of infants exposed to bilirubin phototherapy units.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Pediatrics.The article was published on 1970-08-01. It has received 67 citations till now.read more
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Solar radiation and age-related macular degeneration.
TL;DR: The evidence that solar radiation is responsible for some of the deteriorative changes that lead to age-related macular degeneration is examined in this review.
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The damaging effects of light on the retina. Empirical findings, theoretical and practical implications
TL;DR: It is suggested that retinal damage may be produced by such common light sources as room lighting, phototherapy techniques, ophthalmoscopes and fundus cameras.
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Effect of bright light in the hospital nursery on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity.
Penny Glass,Gordon B. Avery,Kolinjavadi N. Siva Subramanian,Marshall P. Keys,Anita Miller Sostek,David S. Friendly +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the high level of ambient illumination commonly found in the hospital nursery may be one factor contributing to retinopathy of prematurity and that safety standards with regard to current lighting practices should be reassessed.
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Lethal and Mutagenic Effects of Near-Ultraviolet Radiation
TL;DR: Photochemical possibilities of natural components of the cell suggest that efficient mechanisms for the partial prevention or repair of resultant damage from exposure to solar radiation must exist for biological entities to survive regular exposure to natural sunlight.
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Bilirubin: On Understanding and Influencing its Metabolism in the Newborn Infant
TL;DR: In the first part of this paper both the older and more recent work on the metabolism of bile pigment in the fetus and newborn are reviewed and the prevention of kernicterus is discussed.
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Retinal damage by light in rats
TL;DR: The retina of laboratory rats is affected irreversibly by intense light applied for less than 1 hour or for up to 2 days depending upon experimental conditions, and the action spectrum of the daviaging effect approximated that of visual excitation as measured by the ERG.
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Retinal damage by visible light. An electron microscopic study.
Toichiro Kuwabara,Robert A. Gorn +1 more
TL;DR: Upon exposure to relatively cold light at a brightness of approximately 750 foot-candles (ft-c), photoreceptic outer segments of the albino rat demonstrate remarkable membranous changes.
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Prevention of hyperbilirubinemia of prematurity by phototherapy
TL;DR: A controlled clinical trial has been carried out among 111 premature infants to test the effectiveness of artificial blue light in preventing hyperbilirubinemia of prematurity and indicates a statistically significant difference between the groups.
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Environmental Temperature preferred by the Young Pig
TL;DR: Complementary to measurements of metabolism and growth is the determination of the environmental temperature which is preferred by the animal, and observations have been made on young pigs for this purpose.