The use of conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence (CUVAF) as a biomarker of time spent outdoors.
Stephanie KearneyLisa O'DonoghueL Kirsty PourshahidiPatrick M RichardsonKathryn J SaundersPublished in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2017)
CUVAF area and intensity were not associated with clinical measures of dry eye. Greater CUVAF area and intensity were associated with wearing sunglasses less frequently and spending more time outdoors. If sunglass wear is accounted for, CUVAF may be a useful biomarker of time spent outdoors in future myopia studies.