Reversibility of Corneal Pigmented Arc Associated with Orthokeratology

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 791-795

  Cho, Pauline ^a   Chui, W S ^a   Cheung, S W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fleischer's ring; Orthokeratology; Pigmented arc; Pigmented ring

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; LENSES; PATIENT TREATMENT; PIGMENTS; VISION AIDS;

CORNEAL PIGMENTATION;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL PIGMENTED ARC; DISEASE COURSE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0347517825     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200312000-00008     Document Type: Article

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