Comparison of optical low coherence reflectometry and ultrasound pachymetry in the measurement of central corneal thickness before and after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 661-666

  Spadea, Leopoldo ^a,b   Giammaria, Daniele ^a   Di Genova, Lucia ^a   Fiasca, Arianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; OPTICAL LOW COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLECTOMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY;

EID: 34548719955     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070901-04     Document Type: Article

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