A new computer assisted objective method for quantifying vascular changes of the bulbar conjunctivae

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 430-437

  Owen, Christopher G ^a,c   Fitzke, Fred W ^b   Woodward, E Geoffrey ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Applied Vision Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030247466     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.1996.96000373.x     Document Type: Article

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