A quantitative description of lens eye morphology and its implications

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 242-245

  Clement, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brightness; Eye; Morphology; Pupil size; Resolution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE; EYE REFRACTION; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; ANIMAL; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 4644228597     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2004.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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