Aging changes in the optical elements of the eye

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-156

  Pierscionek, Barbara K ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Cornea; Eye lens; Optics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346668205     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.230729     Document Type: Article

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