The physical basis of transparency of the normal cornea

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 465-471

  Freegard, Timothy J ^a  

^a Royal Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030866375     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.127     Document Type: Review

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