Reliability and repeatability of the Pentacam on corneal curvatures

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-118

  Chen, Davie ^a   Lam, Andrew K C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corneal curvature; Pentacam; Reliability; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KERATOMETRY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449231646     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2008.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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