Corneal birefringence changes after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis and their influence on retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurement by means of scanning laser polarimetry

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 689-693

  Centofanti, M ^b   Oddone, Francesco ^a,c   Parravano, M ^c   Gualdi, L ^b   Bucci, M G ^b   Manni, G ^b  

^a University of Rome Tor Vergota ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMETROPIA; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY;

ADULT; BIREFRINGENCE; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 20344399902     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.054726     Document Type: Article

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