Intraoperative corneal thickness measurement using optical coherence pachymetry and corneo-gage plus ultrasound pachymetry

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 610-614

  Wang, Jenn Chyuan ^a   Bunce, Catey ^b   Lee, Hung Ming ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPTICAL COHERENCE PACHYMETRY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 45249083377     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080601-10     Document Type: Article

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