Age-related development of a refractive index plateau in the human lens: Evidence for a distinct nucleus

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 296-301

  Augusteyn, Robert C ^a,b   Jones, Catherine E ^c   Pope, James M ^c  

^a VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gradient; Growth; Lens; Nucleus; Refraction; RI plateau

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LENS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 41849096761     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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