Incidence of corneal pigmented arc and factors associated with its appearance in orthokeratology

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 478-484

  Cho, Pauline ^a   Cheung, S W ^a   Mountford, John ^b   Chui, W S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corneal arc; Ortho k; Orthokeratology; Pigmented arc; Pigmented ring; Refractive changes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA PIGMENTED CURVATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOKERATOLOGY; ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL AID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29144476732     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00312.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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