title: Influence of age on the transparency of the lens in normals: a population study with help of the Lens Opacity Meter 701.
abstract: The Lens Opacity Meter 701 measures the lens density quantifying the back light scatter of the lens. The instrument emits a modulated dark-red beam which runs along the optic axis of the lens. The stray light is converted into an electrical impulse which is displayed and printed using a numerical scale. The lens density in a normal population was investigated with this instrument in order to study the influence of age on the opacification process.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Natale
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flammer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zulauf
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bebie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012542:Scattering, Radiation