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REFRACTIVE INDICES OF THE RAT RETINAL LAYERS
Author(s) -
Chen Enping
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb08722.x
Subject(s) - retinal , refraction , refractive index , retina , optics , ophthalmology , refractive error , materials science , optometry , medicine , physics , visual acuity
. The refractive indices in various rat retinal layers, based on the total dry mass concentration, ranged from 1.369 to 1.385. The ratios of the refractive indices of neighboring retinal layers were near unity. This finding suggests that light passes through the rat retina without much refraction.