ASSESSMENT OF TISSUE OPTICAL CLEARING AS A FUNCTION OF GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

NARENDRAN SUDHEENDRAN; MOHAMED MOHAMED; MOHAMAD G. GHOSN; VALERY V. TUCHIN; KIRILL V. LARIN

doi:10.1142/s1793545810001039

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