Corneal thickness measurement by confocal microscopy, ultrasound, and scanning slit methods

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1011-1020

  McLaren, Jay W ^a   Nau, Cherie B ^a   Erie, Jay C ^a   Bourne, William M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PACHYMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CALIBRATION; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 2942623857     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.01.049     Document Type: Article

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