Comparison and reproducibility of corneal thickness and curvature readings obtained by the Galilei and the Orbscan II analysis systems

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1742-1747

  Menassa, Nardine ^a   Kaufmann, Claude ^a   Goggin, Michael ^a   Job, Oliver M ^a   Bachmann, Lucas M ^a   Thiel, Michael A ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT T TEST; SWITZERLAND; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 52249090464     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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