Factors associated with corneal scarring in the collaborative longitudinal evaluation of keratoconus (CLEK) study

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-507

  Barr, Joseph T ^a   Zadnik, Karla ^a   Wilson, Brad S ^b   Edrington, Timothy B ^c   Everett, Donald F ^d   Fink, Barbara A ^a   Shovlin, Joseph P ^e   Weissman, Barry A ^f   Siegmund, Kimberly ^g   Gordon, Mae O ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Northeastern Eye Institute   (United States)

^f JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea; Keratoconus; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR FORMATION; STAINING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CICATRIX; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18344397863     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200007000-00020     Document Type: Article

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