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  • Reproduced with permission from Lerman S. Phototoxicity: clinical considerations. Focal Points: Clinical Modules for Ophthalmologists. San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology; 1987, module 8.
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    Cataract/Anterior Segment

    Increasing yellow-to-brown coloration of the human lens from 6 months (A) through 8 years (B), 12 years (C), 25 years (D), 47 years (E), 60 years (F), 70 years (G), 82 years (H), and 91 years (I). Brown nuclear cataract in 70-year-old patient (J), cortical cataract in 68-year-old (K), and mixed nuclear and cortical cataract in 74-year-old (L).