Monte Carlo simulation of latanoprost induced iris darkening

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-103

  Cracknell, K P B ^a   Farnell, D J J ^a   Grierson, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iris darkening; Latanoprost; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE; REFLECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GRANULE SIZE; IRIS DARKENING; LATANOPROST; NUMERICAL EVIDENCE;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

LATANOPROST; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; EYE COLOR; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS; IRIS DARKENING; IRIS DISEASE; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIDE EFFECT; TRABECULECTOMY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EYE COLOR; HUMANS; IRIS; IRIS DISEASES; MELANINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 34347345953     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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