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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Ocul Surf. 2009 Oct;7(4):176–185. doi: 10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70185-4

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by the eye. Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) consists of UVA at 315–400 nm, UVB at 280–315 nm, and UVC at 100–280 nm. The cornea absorbs all UVC and most UVB, whereas UVA is primarily absorbed by the lens. No UVC or UVB and very little UVA (<1%) reach the retina.