Central corneal thickness in a pediatric population using a noncontact specular microscope: A study of 405 cases;Pachymétrie cornéenne centrale dans la population pédiatrique par microscopie spéculaire non-contact: À propos de 405 cas

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Coste, R ^a   Cornand, E ^a   Denis, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Age group; Child; Cornea; Corneal thickness; Intraocular pressure; Noncontact; Pachymetry; Refraction; Specular microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE REFRACTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

CHILD; CORNEA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 42149148706     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(08)74804-6     Document Type: Article

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