PURPOSE: To investigate the protective effect of a blue-light filtering intraocular lens (yellow IOL) (YA60BB, Hoya) and an ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing IOL (VA60BB, Hoya) on light-induced phototoxicity to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells laden with the lipofuscin fluorophore A2E and on the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) after light exposure. SETTING: University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. METHODS: The A2E-laden ARPE-19 cells were exposed to white light and a UV-absorbing IOL or a blue-light filtering IOL was placed over the light beam. After 48 hours of irradiation, the viability of the cells was determined with WST-1 (a sodium salt of 4-[3-(4-iodophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2H-5-tetrazolio]-1,3-benzene disulfonate) assay, and the secreted protein level of VEGF was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Without an IOL, the white-light exposure decreased cell viability to 28% of the nonirradiated control. Although the UV-absorbing IOL tended to reduce light-induced cell death, the decrease was not significant. However, the presence of the blue-light filtering IOL significantly attenuated light-induced cell damage, increasing cell viability to 42%. The secreted VEGF protein level increased 3.2-fold after the A2E-laden RPE cells were exposed to white light. In the presence of the UV-absorbing IOL, the VEGF protein level decreased, but not significantly. The presence of the blue-light filtering IOL significantly attenuated the upregulated VEGF expression compared to upregulation without an IOL. CONCLUSION: This study supports the theory that a blue-light filtering IOL may be more protective against A2E-induced photochemical damage and inhibit more light-induced VEGF production than a conventional UV-absorbing IOL.
PURPOSE: To investigate the protective effect of a blue-light filtering intraocular lens (yellow IOL) (YA60BB, Hoya) and an ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing IOL (VA60BB, Hoya) on light-induced phototoxicity to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells laden with the lipofuscin fluorophore A2E and on the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) after light exposure. SETTING: University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. METHODS: The A2E-laden ARPE-19 cells were exposed to white light and a UV-absorbing IOL or a blue-light filtering IOL was placed over the light beam. After 48 hours of irradiation, the viability of the cells was determined with WST-1 (a sodium salt of 4-[3-(4-iodophenyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2H-5-tetrazolio]-1,3-benzene disulfonate) assay, and the secreted protein level of VEGF was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Without an IOL, the white-light exposure decreased cell viability to 28% of the nonirradiated control. Although the UV-absorbing IOL tended to reduce light-induced cell death, the decrease was not significant. However, the presence of the blue-light filtering IOL significantly attenuated light-induced cell damage, increasing cell viability to 42%. The secreted VEGF protein level increased 3.2-fold after the A2E-laden RPE cells were exposed to white light. In the presence of the UV-absorbing IOL, the VEGF protein level decreased, but not significantly. The presence of the blue-light filtering IOL significantly attenuated the upregulated VEGF expression compared to upregulation without an IOL. CONCLUSION: This study supports the theory that a blue-light filtering IOL may be more protective against A2E-induced photochemical damage and inhibit more light-induced VEGF production than a conventional UV-absorbing IOL.
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