Ultraviolet light transmission through the human corneal stroma is reduced in the periphery

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1258-1264

  Doutch, James J ^a   Quantock, Andrew J ^a   Joyce, Nancy C ^b   Meek, Keith M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA STROMA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84858786252     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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