Central corneal thickness in children-does it help or hinder our evaluation of eyes at risk for glaucoma?

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Freedman, Sharon F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIRIDIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; APHAKIA; CANNULATION; CATARACT; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EYE EXAMINATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NOMOGRAM; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CORNEA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 39749171797     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.12.004     Document Type: Editorial

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