Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review
Exposure to ultraviolet light is associated with several ocular pathologies. Understanding exposure levels and factors is therefore important from a medical and prevention perspective. A review of the current literature on ocular exposure to ultraviolet light is conducted in this study. It has been...
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| description | Exposure to ultraviolet light is associated with several ocular pathologies. Understanding exposure levels and factors is therefore important from a medical and prevention perspective. A review of the current literature on ocular exposure to ultraviolet light is conducted in this study. It has been shown that ambient irradiance is not a good indicator of effective exposure and current tools for estimating dermal exposure have limitations for the ocular region. To address this, three methods have been developed: the use of anthropomorphic manikins, measurements through wearable sensors and numerical simulations. The specific objective, limitations, and results obtained for the three different methods are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d6bf7de174f4a62ad621f6c53eff6832023-03-22T08:52:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-07-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.900979900979Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative ReviewMichele Marro0Laurent Moccozet1David Vernez2Computer Science Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandComputer Science Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandCenter for Public Health and Primary Care Medicine (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandExposure to ultraviolet light is associated with several ocular pathologies. Understanding exposure levels and factors is therefore important from a medical and prevention perspective. A review of the current literature on ocular exposure to ultraviolet light is conducted in this study. It has been shown that ambient irradiance is not a good indicator of effective exposure and current tools for estimating dermal exposure have limitations for the ocular region. To address this, three methods have been developed: the use of anthropomorphic manikins, measurements through wearable sensors and numerical simulations. The specific objective, limitations, and results obtained for the three different methods are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.900979/fullocular exposureultraviolet radiationUVeyeocular dosimetry |
| spellingShingle | Michele Marro Laurent Moccozet David Vernez Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review Frontiers in Public Health ocular exposure ultraviolet radiation UV eye ocular dosimetry |
| title | Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | Assessing Human Eye Exposure to UV Light: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | assessing human eye exposure to uv light a narrative review |
| topic | ocular exposure ultraviolet radiation UV eye ocular dosimetry |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.900979/full |
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