Autofluorescence imaging of macular pigment: Influence and correction of ocular media opacities

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Sharifzadeh, Mohsen ^a   Obana, Akira ^b,c   Gohto, Yuko ^b   Seto, Takahiko ^b   Gellermann, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence imaging; Cataracts; Image processing; Macular pigment

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GRAPHIC METHODS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPACITY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PATIENT MONITORING; PIGMENTS; PIXELS; TISSUE;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; CAROTENOID COMPOUNDS; CATARACTS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION; MACULAR PIGMENTS; POTENT ANTIOXIDANTS; RETINAL BLOOD VESSELS;

LENSES;

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHEMISTRY; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACULAR PIGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911496916     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.9.096010     Document Type: Article

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