Early detection of cataract and response to pantethine therapy with non-invasive static and dynamic light scattering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4951, Issue , 2003, Pages 168-176

  Ansari, Rafat R ^a   King, James F ^a   Seeberger, Teri ^b   Clark, John I ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract treatment; Cataracts; Dynamic light scattering; Light scattering; Non invasive diagnostics; Pantethine; QELS

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OPACITY; PROTEINS;

CATARACT TREATMENT; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS; PANTETHINE;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EID: 0344851796     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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