The effect of illumination-microscope angle on slit lamp estimate of the anterior chamber depth

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Osuobeni, E P ^a   Oduwaiye, K A ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Optometry ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber depth; Illumination microscope angle; Slitlamp; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTOMETERS;

SLITLAMP ESTIMATION;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

A SCAN; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRIS; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS;

EID: 0037345391     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200303000-00013     Document Type: Article

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