Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1210-1215 , July 2009

Repeatability and validity of lens densitometry measured with Scheimpflug imaging

Received 24 December 2008 ,Revised 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported in part by National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Clinical Research Excellence Grant 264620, and the National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award 426765 (Dr. Pesudovs), Canberra, Australia.

 Inez Hsing, Rebecca Cham, Kylie Phillis, and Laura Sims assisted in gathering and analyzing lens density metrics from the Scheimpflug system.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00372-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.017

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1210-1215 , July 2009

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