Keratoconus: The clinical experience of a Brisbane ophthalmologist

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-125

  Lee, Lawrence R ^a   Readshaw, Grahame ^b   Hirst, Lawrence W ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atopic disease; Contact lenses; Keratoconus; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTACLES;

EID: 0029964966     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286589609080117     Document Type: Article

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