Anatomic study of the corneal thickness of young emmetropic subjects

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 669-673

  Sanchis Gimeno, Juan A ^a,c   Lleó Pérez, Antonio ^b   Alonso, Luis ^b   Rahhal, M S ^b   Martínez Soriano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Rahhal Ophthalmology Clinic   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Noncontact; Pachymetry; Spherical equivalent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 4744362412     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000126323.20767.89     Document Type: Article

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