A Mathematical Expression for the Human Crystalline Lens

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-258

  Chien, Chang Hai M ^a   Huang, Tseng ^a   Schachar, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CURVE FITTING; HUMAN; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THICKNESS;

EID: 0347004564     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12019-003-0028-1     Document Type: Article

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