Central corneal thickness in children: Racial differences (black vs. white) and correlation with measured intraocular pressure

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 520-523

  Muir, Kelly W ^a   Duncan, Lois ^a   Enyedi, Laura B ^a   Freedman, Sharon F ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Children; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Pachymetry; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PACHOMETRY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 33751043952     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212284.78045.45     Document Type: Article

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