Technical note: Accuracy and repeatability of a new portable ultrasound pachymeter

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-193

  Queiros A ^a   Gonzalez Meijome J M ^a   Fernandes, P ^a   Jorge, J ^a   Almeida, J B ^a   Parafita, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Pachymeter comparison; Portable ultrasound pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33847208902     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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