Impact of cataract surgery on sleep in patients receiving either ultraviolet-blocking or blue-filtering intraocular lens implants.

PURPOSE: Although visual impairment is a well-recognized consequence of cataract development, little is known about the ability of the melanopsin-based photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs) to regulate sleep-wake timing in the presence of cataract. In this study, we replaced a cataractous na...

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Main Authors: Alexander, I, Cuthbertson, F, Ratnarajan, G, Safa, R, Mellington, F, Foster, R, Downes, S, Wulff, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc. 2014