Measurement by laser Doppler interferometry of intraocular distances in humans and chicks with a precision of better than ±20 μm

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 3358-3361

  Schmid, G F ^a   Petrig, B L ^a   Riva, C E ^a   Shin, K H ^a   Stone, R A ^a   Mendel, M J ^a   Laties, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000276665     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003358     Document Type: Article

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