One quick question on this topic. What are the values of refractive index
for distilled water, a garden-variety physiological saline, and (if
anyone knows) tissue? I suspect the last value will vary so much as to
make it meaningless, but it would be nice to know any measured values.
 
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
  Chip Montrose
   Johns Hopkins University     tel: 410-955-9681
    Ross 930                      FAX: (410) 955-9677
     720 Rutland Avenue            email: [log in to unmask]
      Baltimore, MD 21205
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*