The optical structure of the lens and its contribution to the refractive status of the eye

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-29

  Smith, G ^a   Pierscionek, B K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGING; ARTICLE; EYE REFRACTION; LENS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; AGING; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTICS; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 0031982656     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(97)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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