High interocular corneal symmetry in average simulated keratometry, central corneal thickness, and posterior elevation

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 428-431

  Myrowitz, Elliott H ^a   Kouzis, Anthony C ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Corneal symmetry; Orbscan; Pachymetry; Posterior corneal elevation; Simulated keratometry; Topography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; OPTOMETERS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

INTEROCULAR CORNEAL SYMMETRY; KERATOMETRY; SCANNING SLIT TOPOGRAPHY; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

INTRAOCULAR LENSES;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 18644373590     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OPX.0000162666.83092.E4     Document Type: Article

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