The optical power of the corneal epithelium. In vivo study;Le pouvoir optique de l'epithelium corneen. Evaluation in vivo

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-212

  Legeais, J M ^a,b   Mayer, F ^a,b   Saragoussi, J J ^a,b   Abenhaim, A ^a,b   Renard, G ^a,b  

^a Université de Paris VI ^*

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

cornea; epithelium; keratometry; optics; refraction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MYOPIA; REFRACTION INDEX;

CORNEA; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICS;

EID: 0030894921     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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