Growth of the human lens in the Indian adult population: Preliminary observations

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 511-515

  Mohamed, Ashik ^a   Sangwan, Virender S ^a   Augusteyn, Robert C ^b  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; human adult; lens diameter; lens dry weight; lens thickness; lens wet weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; LENS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CADAVER; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PRESBYOPIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878776382     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.103775     Document Type: Article

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