A summary of the findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study

Optometry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 574-587

  Szczotka, Loretta B ^a   Barr, Joseph T ^b   Zadnik, Karla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal scarring; Keratoconus; Keratometry; Rigid gas permeable contact lenses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035459648     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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