Long term follow-up of lenticular autofluorescence and transmittance in healthy volunteers

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Van Best, Jaap A ^a   Van Delft, Jan L ^a   Keunen, Jan E E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Cataract; Follow up; Lens; Transmittance; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CALCULATION; CATARACT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031894465     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0417     Document Type: Article

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