Noninvasive detection of macular pigments in the human eye

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-85

  Gellermann, Werner ^a   Bernstein, Paul S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

MACULAR PIGMENTS (MP);

BLOOD; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOMETRY; PIGMENTS; PROTEINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE; VITAMINS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VISUAL PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

CHEMISTRY; EYE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; REVIEW; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; EYE; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PHOTOMETRY; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 1642633825     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1628240     Document Type: Review

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