American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 144, Issue 3 , Pages 358-363.e1 , September 2007

Straylight Effects with Aging and Lens Extraction

  • Thomas J.T.P. Van Den Berg

      Affiliations

    • The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute/Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, The Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Thomas J. T. P. van den Berg, NIN Meibergdreef 47, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • L.J. (René) Van Rijn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ralph Michael

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Christian Heine

      Affiliations

    • Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
    • ,
  • Tanja Coeckelbergh

      Affiliations

    • Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium
    • ,
  • Christian Nischler

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
    • ,
  • Helmuth Wilhelm

      Affiliations

    • Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
    • ,
  • Günther Grabner

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
    • ,
  • Martin Emesz

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
    • ,
  • Rafael I. Barraquer

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari Barraquer, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Joris E. Coppens

      Affiliations

    • The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute/Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, The Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Luuk Franssen

      Affiliations

    • The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute/Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, The Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 24 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.05.037

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 144, Issue 3 , Pages 358-363.e1 , September 2007

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