Protective effects of melatonin on oxidative-antioxidative balance and cataract formation in rats.

Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie)

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van, Turkey.

Published: July 2008

We investigated the effects of melatonin on cataract formation in rats exposed to selenite. We concluded that the imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants plays an important role in cataract formation and melatonin decreases cataract incidence in rats by increasing antioxidant activity.

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