Corneal and epithelial thickness in keratoconus: A comparison of ultrasonic pachymetry, Orbscan II, and optical coherence tomography

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 486-493

  Haque, Sameena ^a   Simpson, Trefford ^a   Jones, Lyndon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PACHYMETRY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33646712980     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060501-11     Document Type: Article

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