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Autofluorescence lifetime measurements in images of the human ocular fundus

Schweitzer et al., 2001

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10794114929732785113
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Schweitzer D
Kolb A
Hammer M
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European Conference on Biomedical Optics

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Measurements of the autofluorescence at the fundus prove to be an important tool in early diagnosis and in discovering the pathomechanism, eg, in age-related macular degeneration. In addition to the action of lipofuscin in the ageing process, flavines play an …
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