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Slit lamp laser Doppler interferometer

Fercher et al., 1993

Document ID
722651195870837395
Author
Fercher A
Li H
Hitzenberger C
Publication year
Publication venue
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

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A slit lamp laser interferometer is described for clinical in vivo eye length measurements. The basic components are a laser Doppler interferometer, a slit lamp attachment, and a commercial slit lamp. First measurements of the axial length of the eye yielded a standard …
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