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    UV light-blocking contact lenses protect against short-term UVB-induced limbal stem cell niche damage and inflammation

    UVB irradiation has been linked to pathogenesis of pterygium, a conjunctival tumor growing onto transparent cornea, the windscreen of the eye. Due to corneal anatomy, ambient UVB irradiation is amplified at th...

    M. Notara, S. Behboudifard, M. A. Kluth, C. Maßlo, C. Ganss in Scientific Reports (2018)