Human lens transmission of blue light: A comparison of autofluorescence- based and direct spectral transmission determination

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 118-124

  Broendsted, Adam Elias ^a,b   Stormly Hansen, Michael ^a   Lund Andersen, Henrik ^a   Sander, Birgit ^a   Kessel, Line ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Blue light transmission; Human lens; In vivo determination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BLUE LIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851515773     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323576     Document Type: Article

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