Visual acuity repeatability in keratoconus: Impact on sample size

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-257

  Gordon, Mae O ^a   Schechtman, Kenneth B ^a   Davis, Larry J ^b   McMahon, Timothy T ^c   Schornack, Julie ^d   Zadnik, Karla ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Keratoconus; Low contrast visual acuity; Repeatability; Sample size; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENSES; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL CORRELATION;

KERATOCONUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032053866     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199804000-00021     Document Type: Article

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