Reflectance and curvature of the inner limiting membrane at the foveola

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1229-1237

  Gorrand, Jean Marie ^a,b   Delori, François C ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RETINA; RETINA FOVEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FOVEA CENTRALIS; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOMETRY; RETINA; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0033146717     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.001229     Document Type: Article

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