Anterior eye focusing of peripheral ultraviolet and visible radiation albedo

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Cullen, Anthony P ^a   Oriowo, Olanrewaju M ^a   Voisin, Anita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albedo; Cataract; Lateral eye protection; Light; Peripheral rays; Pterygium; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003885160     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1997.tb04857.x     Document Type: Article

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