Reproducibility and Repeatability of Central Corneal Thickness Measurement in Keratoconus Using the Rotating Scheimpflug Camera and Ultrasound Pachymetry

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  de Sanctis, Ugo ^a   Missolungi, Alessandro ^a   Mutani, Bernardo ^a   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a   Grignolo, Federico M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 35348960981     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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