title: A method of determining concentration of albumin in the living eye.
abstract: A noninvasive method of measuring the concentration of plasma protein in the anterior chamber is described. Fluorescein is applied to the cornea. After the aqueous humor becomes fluorescent, the polarization of fluorescence is measured. The concentration of plasma protein, mainly albumin, can be calculated from the polarization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Brubaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism; D005123:Eye / Q000378:metabolism*; D019793:Fluorescein; D005452:Fluoresceins; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011817:Rabbits; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D019793:Fluorescein