An assessment of regional differences in corneal thickness in normal human eyes, using the Orbscan II or ultrasound pachymetry

Optometry

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-190

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Jonuscheit, Sven ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Optical pachymetry; Orbscan II; Pachymetry; Peripheral corneal thickness; Ultrasound pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33947575538     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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