Corneal thickness measurements in normal and keratoconic eyes: Pentacam comprehensive eye scanner versus noncontact specular microscopy and ultrasound pachymetry

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 970-977

  Uçakhan, Ömür Özlenen ^a   Özkan, Muhip ^a   Kanpolat, Ayfer ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; MYOPIA; NONCONTACT SPECTULAR MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33746960262     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.037     Document Type: Article

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