Measurement of corneal curvature in young and older normal subjects

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-474

  Pardhan, Shahina ^a   Beesley, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; DEVICE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032769681     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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