Evaluation of the corneal topographic characteristics of keratoconus with Orbscan II in patients with and without atopy

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 945-948

  Kaya, Vedat ^a,b   Karakaya, Muharrem ^b   Utine, Canan Asli ^a,c   Albayrak, Sinan ^b   Oge, Omer Faruk ^b   Yilmaz, Omer Faruk ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atopy; Corneal topography; Keratoconus; Orbscan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; KERATOCONUS; MALE;

EID: 34548210561     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180de1e04     Document Type: Article

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