The Value of Keratometry and Central Corneal Thickness Measurements in the Clinical Diagnosis of Marfan Syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Heur, Martin ^a   Costin, Bryan ^a   Crowe, Sue ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Moran, Rocio ^a   Svensson, Lars G ^a   Traboulsi, Elias I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; ECTOPIA LENTIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 43949132975     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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