244 Frederick A. Bettelheim and Ernest L. Siew explain the transparency of the normal lens
and the physical causes that may give rise to cataract formation. Consequently light …

Studying the mechanisms that are responsible for the transparency of the lens we see that
multiple factors are involved in the maintenance of lens clarity as well as in …

Abstract Changes in the lens will cause fluctuations in refractive index which, in turn, will
increase the scattering of light. Such alterations were studied by quantitative …

The transmission of light has been studied in tissue-cultured lenses of albino rabbits. The
interaction of light with matter can be resolved into the two processes of absorption and …

'Transparency of the normal lens and loss of transparency in the cataractous lens are both
incompletely understood. The physical basis for transparency of the normal lens was …

In most types of senile cataracts the physical basis for opacification is increased light
scattering. The scattering is caused by variations in refractive index within the lens. Local …

The theoretical and experimental basis for the transparency and opacification of the lens is
reviewed. The microscopic mechanisms so far established which produce cataract are …

48 TARDIEU & DELAYE lens focuses light to form images on the retina, enabled to do so by
its high refractive index and its transparency. The lens is able to accommodate quickly …

PURPOSE: To determine quantitatively dependence on the wavelength and angle, as a
function of depth, of light scattering in the human lens. To compare the result for forward …

The purpose of the lens is to project a sharply focused, undistorted image of the visual
surround onto the neural retina. The first pre-requisite, therefore, is that the tissue should be …