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. 1987 Sep-Oct;67(1-2):53-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00142697.

Age and the lens--refraction and accommodation

J T Planten  1
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Age and the lens--refraction and accommodation

J T Planten. Doc Ophthalmol. 1987 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The increasing radius of the lens surfaces and the development of cortex and nucleus due to the differences in refractive indices, explain the physiological changes in refraction and accommodation which occur during life.

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