Gaze-induced Desçemet's folds secondary to a primary pterygium

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 288-290

  Solomon, Renée ^a   Ehrenhaus, Michael ^b   Palmer, Carrie ^c   Perry, Henry D ^a,d   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^a,d  

^a OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal astigmatism; Corneal topography; Des emet's folds; Diplopia; Pterygium; Restricted ocular motility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCEMET FOLD; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EYE MOVEMENT; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP;

ASTIGMATISM; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DIPLOPIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 31944436169     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000167713.37080.57     Document Type: Review

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