Correlational study of central corneal thickness measurements on Hong Kong Chinese using optical coherence tomography, Orbscan and ultrasound pachymetry

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 715-721

  Wong, A C M ^a   Wong, C C ^a   Yuen, N S Y ^a   Hui, S P ^a  

^a TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Chinese; Optical coherence tomography; Orbscan; Ultrasound pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AVERAGING; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; ORBSCAN; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY;

EID: 0036862048     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700211     Document Type: Article

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