Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Cata-rotors (Visualising age- and cataract-related changed within cell membranes of human eye lens using molecular rotors)

The eye lens is considered as one of ideal models of human ageing due to no turnover of its major components, proteins and lipids. Frequently normal age-related changes are followed by the development of opaque and non-transparent regions within the lens, i.e. cataract, which...