Corneal curvature and central corneal thickness in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 677-680

  Hepsen, Ibrahim F ^a   Yaǧci, Ramazan ^a   Keskin, Urǧcan ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Corneal curvature; Pseudoexfoliation syndrome; Scheimpflug corneal topography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION;

EID: 36349033912     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-145     Document Type: Article

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