Imaging the foveal cones in vivo through ocular speckle interferometry: Theory and numerical simulations

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

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2329-2340

  Marcos, Susana ^a   Navarro, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

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EID: 0038644490     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.002329     Document Type: Article

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