Retinoscopic (refractive) estimation of axial length in paediatric aphakia: A comparison with ultrasonic measurement

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 987-989

  Khan, Arif O ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE REFRACTION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY; STUDENT T TEST; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; APHAKIA; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; EYE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; OPTOMETRY; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINOSCOPY;

EID: 33746538345     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094219     Document Type: Article

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