Advanced Analysis Tools for Two Wavelength Autofluorescence Imaging of Macular Xanthophyll Carotenoids: ALSTAR2

Andreas Berlin1,2, Lukas Goerdt1,3, Mark E Clark1

  • 1Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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