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  • Title: Spherical scatters in the lens of Acrossocheilus hexagonolepis as revealed by scanning electron microscopy and UV-visible spectroscopy.
    Author: Goswami UC, Begum A, Dey S.
    Journal: Cytobios; 2000; 101(397):79-85. PubMed ID: 10756980.
    Abstract:
    Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of spherical granules 0.25-0.75 micron in diameter in the lens fibres of the hill stream fish Acrossocheilus hexagonolepis. The density of the granules was approximately 8,500 per mm2. The size of the particles and their distribution pattern suggested they functioned in spherical scattering of the light. The absorbance and transmittance of light at different wavelengths obtained from the spectroscopic analysis of the lens indicated that a small percentage of light was neither absorbed nor transmitted. Since reflection usually does not take place from the ocular refractive structure, it may be that this proportion of the light was scattered from the lens.
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