Diurnal variations in human corneal thickness

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1068-1072

  Harper, C L ^a,d   Boulton, M E ^a   Bennett, D ^b   Marcyniuk, B ^c   Jarvis Evans, J H ^a   Tullo, A B ^c   Ridgway, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Hydron Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; ULTRASOUND; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0030477331     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.12.1068     Document Type: Article

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