A comparison of two methods for estimating polymegethism in cell areas of the human corneal endothelium

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-56

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Oblak, Emil ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMEGETHISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 38149132452     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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