A new non-contact corneal aesthesiometer (NCCA)

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-107

  Murphy, Paul J ^a   Patel, Sudi ^a   Marshall, John ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029868542     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0275-5408(95)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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