Which does NOT handle free radicals inside the lens
Correct Answer: Vitamin A
Description: Preventive antioxidant mechanisms of the lens against free radicals are:
Enzymatic defence mechanism - reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxide, superoxide dismutase and catalase
Non-enzymatic defence mechanism - vitamin C, vitamin E and carotenoids
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