Diffraction haloes resulting from corneal oedema and epithelial cell size

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-213

  Caldicott, Anna ^a   Charman, W Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal cells; Corneal epithelium; Corneal oedema; Diffraction; Haloes

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL SIZE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DIFFRACTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ADULT; CELL SIZE; CORNEAL EDEMA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0036559752     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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