Effect of Corneal Drying on Central Corneal Thickness

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-8

  Dayanir, Volkan ^a   Sakarya, Rabia ^a   Özcura, Fatih ^a   Kir, Erkin ^a   Aktunç, Turgay ^a   Özkan, Bahar Seyhan ^a   Okyay, Pinar ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Applanation; Cornea; Pachymeter; Pachymetry; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; ECHOGRAPHY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 1642499192     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200402000-00002     Document Type: Article

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