Optical density of the crystalline lens

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. J. Optom. Physiol. Opt.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-198201000-00006· OSTI ID:5297971

Hemenger, R P

The optical density for the noncataractous crystalline lens is written as a sum of two terms, each with a specific dependence on wavelength. The first term, proportional to 1/lambda 2, represents all light-scattering processes in the lens. The second term, assumed significant only for lambda less than or equal to 500 nm, accounts for absorption by lens pigments. By analyzing transmittance data on lenses of subjects aged 21 to 63 years, a spectrum for light absorption by lens pigment is derived and it is shown to be essentially the same for all of the lenses.

• Research Organization: Southern California Coll. of Optometry, Fullerton
• OSTI ID: 5297971
• Journal Information: Am. J. Optom. Physiol. Opt.; (United States), Vol. 59:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CRYSTALLINE LENS
OPACITY
ABSORPTION
LIGHT SCATTERING
MORPHOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
PIGMENTS
VISIBLE RADIATION
BODY
BODY AREAS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EYES
FACE
HEAD
MEDICINE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SENSE ORGANS
550800* - Morphology
551000 - Physiological Systems