Optical scattering, absorption, and polarization of healthy and neovascularized human retinal tissues

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Sardar, Dhiraj K ^a   Yow, Ray M ^a   Tsin, Andrew T C ^a   Sardar, Ratna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human retinal tissues; Lasers; Neovascularization; Optical properties; Polarization

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TISSUE;

ANISOTROPY COEFFICIENTS; HUMAN EYES; HUMAN RETINAL TISSUES; NEOVASCULARIZATION;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTOMETRY; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION;

ABSORPTION; HUMANS; LIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTOMETRY; RETINA; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINAL VESSELS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 33645450983     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2065867     Document Type: Article

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