Changes in corneal thickness, curvature, and anterior chamber depth during the menstrual cycle

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-70

  Hashemi, Hassan ^a,b   Mehravaran, Shiva ^a   Rezvan, Farhad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber; Corneal topography; Menstrual cycle; Menstruation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 76149100636     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-222     Document Type: Article

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