On the use of Orbscan II to assess the peripheral corneal thickness in humans: A comparison with ultrasound pachometry measures

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-189

  Jonuscheit, Sven ^a   Doughty, Michael J ^a   Button, Norman F ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Optical pachometry; Regional pachometry; Ultrasound pachometry

Indexed keywords

OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MYOPIA; PACHOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33847225605     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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