Characterization of the thinnest point of the cornea compared with the central corneal thickness in normal subjects

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-180

  Rüfer, Florian ^a,d   Sander, Sebastian ^b   Klettner, Alexa ^a   Frimpong Boateng, Adjoa ^a   Erb, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c Schlosspark Clinic   (Germany)

^d Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Orbscan II; Pachymetry; Thinnest point

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORNEA THICKNESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650585854     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181861c29     Document Type: Article

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