Intrasubject corneal thickness asymmetry

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 606-609

  Khachikian, Stephen S ^a,c   Belin, Michael W ^b   Ciolino, Joseph B ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cornea Consultants ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 45249117426     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080601-09     Document Type: Article

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