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This in vitro and in vivo study measures the refractive\u2010index of different portions of the bovine and human cornea.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifty fresh bovine corneas (obtained from an abattoir) and 10 human subjects were used for the study. The refractive\u2010index of the central, nasal, and temporal corneal epithelium was measured with a bench\u2010top Abbe refractometer in the case of bovine corneas and with a hand\u2010held refractometer with humans.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean (\u00b1standard deviation) refractive\u2010indices of the central, nasal, and temporal bovine corneal epithelium were 1.3760 (\u00b10.003), 1.3757 (\u00b10.002), and 1.3746 (\u00b10.002), respectively. Refractive\u2010indices of the anterior and posterior bovine corneal stroma were 1.3731 (\u00b10.002) and 1.3708 (\u00b10.004), respectively. The mean (\u00b1standard deviation) refractive\u2010index in the central, nasal, and temporal periphery of the human cornea epithelium were 1.3970 (\u00b10.001), 1.3946 (\u00b10.001), and 1.3940 (\u00b10.001), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There are small local differences in the refractive\u2010index of the bovine and human corneal epithelium and the refractive\u2010index of the epithelium is higher than that of the anterior and posterior stroma of the bovine cornea.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/opx.0b013e3181886fa5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,9,29]],"date-time":"2008-09-29T03:08:41Z","timestamp":1222657721000},"page":"977-981","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Regional Variation in the Refractive\u2010Index of the Bovine and Human 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