Corneal thickness at different reference points from Orbscan II system

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 230-234

  Lam, Andrew K C ^a   Chan, Judy S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corneal apex; Corneal thickness; Fixation point; Orbscan; Pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0242273305     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2003.tb03110.x     Document Type: Article

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