Pterygium-induced corneal astigmatism

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 200-203

  Lindsay, Richard G ^a   Sullivan, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Corneal topography; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042907004     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2001.tb05026.x     Document Type: Article

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