Measurement of posterior corneal asphericity on Hong Kong Chinese: A pilot study

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 348-356

  Lam, Andrew K C ^a   Douthwaite, William A ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; CORNEA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0030876072     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(97)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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