Biomicroscopic signs and disease severity in keratoconus

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-146

  Zadnik, Karla ^a,b   Barr, Joseph T ^d   Gordon, Mae O ^e   Edrington, Timothy B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomicroscopy; Cornea; Corneal thinning disorders; Irregular astigmatism; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CICATRIX; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030053092     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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