Quantitative anatomical differences in central corneal thickness values determined with scanning-slit corneal topography and noncontact specular microscopy

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-205

  Sanchis Gimeno, Juan A ^a,d   Herrera, Manuel ^b   Lleó Pérez, Antonio ^c   Alonso, Luis ^c   Rahhal, M S ^c   Martínez Soriano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Rahhal Ophthalmology Clinic   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Noncontact specular microscopy; Orbscan pachymetry; Scanning slit corneal topography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONCONTACT SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCANNING SLIT CORNEA TOPOGRAPHY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33644843307     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000176605.72129.2c     Document Type: Article

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