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- Title
Polarization properties of the in vitro old human crystalline lens.
- Authors
Bueno, Juan M.; Campbell, Melanie C. W.
- Abstract
Abstract We have studied the spatially resolved polarization properties of the in vitro intact old human crystalline lens (from 56 to 88 years old) by using Mueller-matrix imaging polarimetry. Analysis was performed within an average of 54 h of death. Results show that the overall retardation is small (7° on average) and decreases from the centre of the lens to the periphery. Lenticular birefringence is linear but has a spatial dependence, reducing outwards along the radius. The distribution of azimuthal angle of the birefringent structure of the crystalline lens changes depending on each individual lens. Diattenuation and polarizance were found to be small, however, depolarization was about 35% for the set of lenses studied here.
- Subjects
OPTICAL polarization; CRYSTALLINE lens; POLARIMETRY; DOUBLE refraction; OPTICAL instruments
- Publication
Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, 2003, Vol 23, Issue 2, p109
- ISSN
0275-5408
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00095.x