Could the coefficient of variation (COV) of the corneal endothelium be overestimated when a centre-dot method is used?

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Doughty, Michael J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell area; Coefficient of variation; Cornea; Endothelium; Morphometry; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 36649008336     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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