Assessment of corneal biomechanical properties and intraocular pressure with the Ocular Response Analyzer in childhood myopia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 877-881

  Chang, Pei Yao ^a   Chang, Shu Wen ^a,b   Wang, Jiun Yi ^c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CORNEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MYOPIA;

EID: 77954285496     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.158568     Document Type: Article

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