An introduction to understanding elevation-based topography: How elevation data are displayed - A review

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-29

  Belin, Michael W ^a   Khachikian, Stephen S ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal topography; Ectasia; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORNEA DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOSCOPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA CONE; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; STRABISMUS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 63649104023     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01821.x     Document Type: Review

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