A standardized tool to measure and describe scleral colour in osteogenesis imperfecta

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-178

  Zack, Philip ^a,b   Zack, Linda R ^a   Surtees, Robert ^a   Neville, Brian G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue coloration; Collagen; Colour description; Colour measurement; Grading scale; Osteogenesis imperfecta; Sclera

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE COLOR; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCLERA; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; SCLERA;

EID: 33847226318     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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