Linear birefringence measurements of the in vitro human cornea

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-369

  Jaronski, Jaroslaw W ^a   Kasprzak, Henryk T ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Azimuth angle; Birefringence; Cornea; Polarimetry; Retardation

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORNEA; EYEBANK; IN VITRO STUDY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; OPTICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CORNEA; HUMANS; LASERS; OPTICS;

EID: 0141448766     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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