Simonelli F, Libondi T, Romano N, Nunziata G, D'Aloia A, Rinaldi E
Eye Clinic, 2nd University of Naples, Italy.
Ophthalmic Res. 1996;28 Suppl 1:101-4. doi: 10.1159/000267981.
The effect of lipid peroxidation on fatty acid composition in membrane phospholipids of transparent and cataractous lens nuclei was investigated. The preliminary results demonstrate a trend toward an increase in the content of palmitic acid with a decrease in the content of oleic acid, linolenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in the opaque nuclei as compared to the transparent ones of senile cataractous lenses.