Comparison of corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II, non-contact specular microscopy, and ultrasonic pachymetry in eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 466-468

  Kawana, K ^a   Tokunaga, T ^b   Miyata, K ^b   Okamoto, F ^a   Kiuchi, T ^a   Oshika, T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Miyata Eye Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC PACHYMETRY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 1842609805     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.030361     Document Type: Article

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