Heritability of corneal curvature and astigmatism: A videokeratographic child-parent comparison study

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 907-912

  Cagigrigoriu, Andrea ^a,b   Gregori, Dario ^a   Cortassa, Fabrizia ^a   Catena, Francesca ^a   Marra, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astigmatism heritability; Child parent corneal similarities; Videokeratography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; EYE EXAMINATION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REFRACTION INDEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 34548226116     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318094ffed     Document Type: Article

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