Blue light is an identified risk factor for age-related macular degeneration
(AMD). Using a custom-made illumination system delivering 10 nm-wide
illumination bands within the blue-green range, we recently showed that
the narrow range 415-455 nm is the most toxic for A2E-loaded RPE cells
(Arnault et al., 2013) and displayed high levels of ROS. To further
understand the mechanisms involved in this phototoxicity, we
investigated the photomodulation of major oxidative stress defenses in
this blue-green range of the visible spectrum.