Is the experimental naphthalene cataract a model for human senile cataract?

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1988;226(3):291-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02181199.

Abstract

The development of naphthalene cataract in rabbits is described, photographed in detail, and compared with different types of senile cataract in man. The naphthalene cataract can serve as a model for subcapsular senile cataract in man, but not for others.

MeSH terms

  • Aging / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Cataract / chemically induced*
  • Cataract / pathology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Naphthalenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Naphthalenes
  • naphthalene