Fluorescein pattern interpretation in keratoconus

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2008, Pages E939-E946

  Fink, Barbara ^a   Heard, Cynthia ^a   Schafer, Jeff ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Fluorescein pattern; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

BASE CURVES; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXACT MATCH; EXTERNAL FORCE; FLUORESCEIN PATTERN; KERATOCONUS; LINEAR MODEL; MEAN PERCENTAGE;

CONTACT LENSES;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 58149232940     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181886fb6     Document Type: Article

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