Contrast and glare testing in keratoconus and after penetrating keratoplasty

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 653-657

  Pesudovs, K ^a,b   Schoneveld, P ^b   Seto, R J ^b   Coster, D J ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GLARE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1942500218     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.027029     Document Type: Article

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