Superoxide dismutase activity in the lens capsule of patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and cataract


Ucakhan Ö. Ö., Karel F., Kanpolat A., Devrim E., Durak I.

JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.618-622, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the activity of the antioxidative enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the anterior lens capsule of patients with cataract complicating pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) in an attempt to determine the role of the oxidative mechanisms in the etiopathogenesis of this disorder.