Refractive index changes in the ocular lens result from increased light scatter

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 268-272

  Hemenger, Richard P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystalline lens; Light scatter and fluorescence; Nuclear cataract; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000398350     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.242695     Document Type: Article

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