Importance of blue light filter in intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery
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blue light radiation, blue light filter introocular lenses, retinal pigment epithellum, circodian rhythm
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The blue light radiation, which is undoubtedly a phototoxic factor, can lead to a serious damage of the retina. This article presents the importance of blue light filter in intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery based on current publications and clinical trials. The important aspects, concerning the impact of yellow lenses to protect the retina, including patients at risk of AMD and proliferation of melanoma cells were discussed. The impact of intraocular lenses with blue light blocker on the regulation of circadian rhythms, color and scotopic vision, a sense of contrast and glare effects were presented.
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Hill-Bator A, Pyziak A. Importance of blue light filter in intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2015Jun.30 [cited 2024May4];2(2):143-7. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/633
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4. Miyake K, Ichihashi S, Shibuya Y et al. Blood-Retinal Barrier and Autofluorescence of the Posterior Polar Retina in Long-Standing Pseudophakia. Journal Cataract Refract Surg. 1999; 25(7): 891-7.
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7. Yanagi Y, Inoue Y, Iriyama A et al. Effects of yellow intraocular lenses on light-induced upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006; 32(9): 1540-4.
8. Kernt M, Nubauer AS, Liegl R et al. Cytoprotective effects of a blue light-filtering intraocular lens on human retinal pigment epithelium by reducing phototoxic effects on vascular endothelial growth factor-alpha, Bax, and Bcl-2 expression. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009; 35(2): 354-62.
9. Obana A, Tanito M, Gotho Y et al. Macular pigment changes in pseudophakic eyes quantified with resonance Raman spectroscopy. Ophthalmology. 2011; 118(9): 1852-8.
10. Nolan J, O’Reilly P, Loughman J et al. Augmentation of macular pigment following implantation of blue light filtering intraocular lenses at the time of cataract surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009; 50(10): 4777-85.
11. Pipis A, Touliou E, Pillunat LE et al. Effect of the blue filter intraocular lens on the progression of geographic atrophy. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2015; 25(2): 128-33.
12. Marshall JC, Gordon KD, McCauley CS et al. The effect of blue light exposure and use of intraocular lenses on human uveal melanoma cell lines. Melanoma Res. 2006; 16(6): 537-41.
13. Urban E, Misiuk-Hojło M, Kasprzak-Smolarek P et al. Circadian Rhythms and Organ of Sight. Silesian Piasts University of Medicine in Wroclaw. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2006; 15(5): 953-7.
14. La Morgia C, Ross-Cisneros FN, Sadun AA et al. Melanopsin retinal ganglion cells are resistant to neurodegeneration in mitochondrial optic neuropathies. Brain. 2010; 133: 2426-38.
15. Kessel L, Lundeman JH, Herbst K et al. Age-related changes in the transmission properties of the human lens and their relevance to circadian entrainment. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2010; 36: 308-12.
16. Birren J, Casperson RC, Botwinck J et al. Age changes in pupil size. J Gerontol. 1950; 5(3): 216-21.
17. Alexander I, Cuthbertson FM, Ratnarajan G et al. Impact of Cataract Surgery on Sleep in Patients Receiving Either Ultraviole-Blocking or Blue-Filtering Intraocular Lens Implants. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014; 55(8): 4999-5004.
18. Brøndsted A, Lundeman JH, Kessel L et al. Short wavelength light filtering by the natural human lens and IOLs – implications for entrainment of circadian rhythm. Acta Ophthalmol. 2013; 91(1): 52-7.
19. Rodríguez-Galietero A, Montés-Micó R, Muñoz G et al. Comparison of contrast sensitivity and color discrimination after clear and yellow intraocular lens implantation. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005; 31(9): 1736-40.
20. Augustin AJ. The physiology of scotopic vision, contrast vision, color vision, and circadian rhythmicity: can these parameters be influenced by blue-light-filter lenses? Retina. 2008; 28(9): 1179-87.
21. Hammond B Jr, Renzi Lm, Sachak S et al. Contralateral comparison of blue-filtering and non-blue-filtering intraocular lenses: glare disability, heterochromatic contrast, and photostress recovery. Clin Ophthalmology. 2010; 4: 1465-73.