Discrepancy between central and midperipheral corneal thickness measurements obtained with slit-scanning pachymetry and noncontact specular microscopy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2127-2135

  Jonuscheit, Sven ^a   Doughty, Michael J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; SPECTACLES; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOPIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149091467     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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