Rose-K contact lens for keratoconus

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Jain, Arun ^a   Sukhija, Jaspreet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Axial topography; Contact lenses; Fitting relationship; Instantaneous topography; Keratoconus; Rose K; Simulated keratometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947116817     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.30706     Document Type: Article

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