Macular pigment density assessed by directional fundus reflectance

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1847-1854

  Gorrand, Jean Marie ^a   Doly, Michel ^a   Bacin, Franck ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; EYE FUNDUS; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA LUTEA;

FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LIGHT; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 70349912677     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001847     Document Type: Article

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