Central corneal thickness and corneal diameter in premature infants

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 751-753

  Kirwan, Caitriona ^a   O'Keefe, Michael ^a,b,c,d   Fitzsimon, Susan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Corneal diameter; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING TEST; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 29244482251     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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