Refractive index distribution in the porcine eye lens for 532 nm and 633 nm light

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-381

  Pierscionek, B K ^a   Belaidi, A ^a   Bruun, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye lens; Optical properties; Porcine; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LENS; LIGHT INTENSITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; REFRACTION INDEX; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SWINE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 17544362874     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701525     Document Type: Article

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