L Kessel

Summary

Affiliation: University of Copenhagen
Country: Denmark

Publications

  1. ncbi Lens ageing as an indicator of tissue damage associated with smoking and non-enzymatic glycation--a twin study
    L Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Diabetologia 45:1457-62. 2002
  2. ncbi Optical effects of exposing intact human lenses to ultraviolet radiation and visible light
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
    BMC Ophthalmol 11:41. 2011
  3. ncbi Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol 88:235-40. 2010
  4. ncbi Early lens aging is accelerated in subjects with a high risk of ischemic heart disease: an epidemiologic study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    BMC Ophthalmol 6:16. 2006
  5. ncbi Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 5:e9711. 2010
  6. ncbi Impact of UVR-A on whole human lenses, supernatants of buffered human lens homogenates, and purified argpyrimidine and 3-OH-kynurenine
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology Herlev Hospital University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 83:221-7. 2005
  7. ncbi Lens fluorescence and metabolic control in type 1 diabetic patients: a 14 year follow up study
    L Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:1169-72. 2004
  8. ncbi Visual acuity and refractive errors in a suburban Danish population: Inter99 Eye Study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 82:19-24. 2004
  9. ncbi The relationship between body and ambient temperature and corneal temperature
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:6593-7. 2010
  10. ncbi Corneal fluorescence in relation to genetic and environmental factors: a twin study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 81:508-13. 2003

Detail Information

Publications27

  1. ncbi Lens ageing as an indicator of tissue damage associated with smoking and non-enzymatic glycation--a twin study
    L Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Diabetologia 45:1457-62. 2002
    ..Our aim was to examine the relative contribution of hereditary and environmental effects on the accumulation of fluorescent compounds in the lens...
  2. ncbi Optical effects of exposing intact human lenses to ultraviolet radiation and visible light
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
    BMC Ophthalmol 11:41. 2011
    ..The aim of the present study was to examine the optical effects on human lenses of short wavelength visible light and ultraviolet radiation...
  3. ncbi Lens autofluorescence is not increased at high altitude
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol 88:235-40. 2010
    ..To study the relation between ambient environmental ultraviolet radiation exposure and lens fluorescence...
  4. ncbi Early lens aging is accelerated in subjects with a high risk of ischemic heart disease: an epidemiologic study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    BMC Ophthalmol 6:16. 2006
    ..The present study was conducted to examine if the risk of ischemic heart disease could be estimated by fluorophotometric assessment of lens aging...
  5. ncbi Non-invasive bleaching of the human lens by femtosecond laser photolysis
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
    PLoS ONE 5:e9711. 2010
    ..The aim of the study was to investigate whether these compounds were susceptible to photobleaching by a non-invasive procedure and whether this would lead to optical rejuvenation of the lens...
  6. ncbi Impact of UVR-A on whole human lenses, supernatants of buffered human lens homogenates, and purified argpyrimidine and 3-OH-kynurenine
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology Herlev Hospital University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 83:221-7. 2005
    ..Some of these compounds are photochemically active. The present study aimed to examine the photochemical effect of ultraviolet radiation-A (UVR-A) on the human lens...
  7. ncbi Lens fluorescence and metabolic control in type 1 diabetic patients: a 14 year follow up study
    L Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Br J Ophthalmol 88:1169-72. 2004
    ..In this prospective study the authors followed the post-translational modification of the proteins of the lens of the eye by fluorometry over a period of 14 years in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus...
  8. ncbi Visual acuity and refractive errors in a suburban Danish population: Inter99 Eye Study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 82:19-24. 2004
    ..The present study was performed as part of an epidemiological study, the Inter99 Eye Study. The aim of the study was to describe refractive errors and visual acuity (VA) in a suburban Danish population...
  9. ncbi The relationship between body and ambient temperature and corneal temperature
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:6593-7. 2010
    ..The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship among ambient, cornea, and body core temperature...
  10. ncbi Corneal fluorescence in relation to genetic and environmental factors: a twin study
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 81:508-13. 2003
    ..The purpose of the present twin study was to examine whether the process is related to genetic or environmental factors...
  11. ncbi Corneal autofluorescence in relation to permeability of the blood-aqueous barrier in diabetic patients with clinically significant macular edema and in an age-matched control group
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK 2730 Herlev, Denmark
    Curr Eye Res 26:307-12. 2003
    ..The aim of the study was to examine the influence on autofluorescence of changes in permeability of the blood aqueous barrier...
  12. ncbi Sleep disturbances are related to decreased transmission of blue light to the retina caused by lens yellowing
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Sleep 34:1215-9. 2011
    ..The aim of the study was to examine the association between lens aging and sleep disorders...
  13. ncbi Time-resolved and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopic studies of the human lens with comparison to argpyrimidine, pentosidine and 3-OH-kynurenine
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Photochem Photobiol 76:549-54. 2002
    ..It was shown that the spectral properties of argpyrimidine and pentosidine are compatible with the observed blue fluorescence of the human lens, whereas the fluorescence from 3-OH-kynurenine is negligible...
  14. ncbi Gas-phase spectroscopy of protonated 3-OH kynurenine and argpyrimidine. comparison of experimental results to theoretical modeling
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    J Phys Chem A 111:10537-43. 2007
    ..Photodissociation of argpyrimidine and 3-OH-kynurenine was observed in vacuum thus confirming the results previously obtained in liquid phase demonstrating that the photodestruction takes place in both media...
  15. ncbi Straight versus tortuous retinal arteries in relation to blood pressure and genetics
    N C B B Taarnhøj
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Br J Ophthalmol 92:1055-60. 2008
    ..To assess the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on retinal arterial tortuosity and the association between tortuosity and various health indices in healthy young to middle-aged persons...
  16. ncbi Lens fluorescence in relation to glucose tolerance and genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population-based study
    Pernille Koefoed Theil
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Curr Eye Res 31:733-8. 2006
    ..Fasting blood glucose measurement remains the method of choice for type 2 diabetes screening...
  17. ncbi Cumulative glycaemia as measured by lens fluorometry: association with retinopathy in type 2 diabetes
    I C Munch
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Nordre Ringvej 59, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
    Diabetologia 54:757-61. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the association between lifelong cumulative glycaemia estimated by lens fluorometry and the presence of retinopathy in individuals with type 2 diabetes...
  18. ncbi Fluorescein transport through the blood-aqueous and blood-retinal barriers in diabetic macular edema
    Birgit Sander
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Curr Eye Res 27:247-52. 2003
    ..To investigate the integrity of the blood-aqueous barrier (BAB) and the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) in diabetic patients with clinically significant macular edema (CSME)...
  19. ncbi Heritability of cilioretinal arteries: a twin study
    Nina C B B Taarnhøj
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46:3850-4. 2005
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  20. ncbi Evaluation of heredity as a determinant of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness as measured by optical coherence tomography
    Jesper Leth Hougaard
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44:3011-6. 2003
    ..To study to what extent genetic factors determine the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in healthy subjects...
  21. ncbi Small, hard macular drusen and peripheral drusen: associations with AMD genotypes in the Inter99 Eye Study
    Inger Christine Munch
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51:2317-21. 2010
    ..To study associations of small, hard macular drusen and peripheral drusen with genotypes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
  22. ncbi Heritability of retinal vessel diameters and blood pressure: a twin study
    Nina C B B Taarnhøj
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47:3539-44. 2006
    ..To assess the relative influence of genetic and environmental effects on retinal vessel diameters and blood pressure in healthy adults, as well as the possible genetic connection between these two characteristics...
  23. ncbi Retinal vessel diameters in relation to hematocrit variation during acclimatization of highlanders to sea level altitude
    Peter Kristian Kofoed
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:3960-3. 2009
    ..To examine variations in retinal vessel diameters during acclimatization of native highlanders to normobaric normoxia at sea level...
  24. ncbi The effect of high- to low-altitude adaptation on the multifocal electroretinogram
    Peter Kristian Kofoed
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:3964-9. 2009
    ..To examine variations in retinal electrophysiology assessed by multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) during acclimatization of native highlanders to normobaric normoxia at sea level...
  25. ncbi Heredity of small hard drusen in twins aged 20-46 years
    Inger Christine Munch
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:833-8. 2007
    ..To examine the prevalence and heredity of small hard drusen in 220 healthy twins aged 20-46 years...
  26. ncbi Age-related changes in the transmission properties of the human lens and their relevance to circadian entrainment
    Line Kessel
    Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Nordre Ringvej 57, DK 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
    J Cataract Refract Surg 36:308-12. 2010
    ..To characterize age-related changes in the transmission of light through noncataractous human lenses...
  27. ncbi Monofocal outer retinitis associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus
    P Haamann
    Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
    Am J Ophthalmol 129:552-3. 2000
    ..To report symptoms and signs from an otherwise healthy man with photopsia and monofocal outer retinitis occurring 3 days after the onset of hand, foot, and mouth disease...