The axis of astigmatism in right and left eye pairs

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 668-675

  Mckendrick, Allison M ^a   Brennan, Noel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Brennan Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astigmatic axis; Enantiomorphism; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT REFRACTION;

ASTIGMATISM; ENANTIOMORPHISM; REFRACTIVE ERROR;

VISION;

ADULT; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA CURVATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; EYE; HUMANS; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 0031214146     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199708000-00029     Document Type: Article

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