Anterior chamber depth and iridocorneal angle in healthy White subjects: Effects of age, gender and refraction

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 885-890

  Rüfer, Florian ^a   Schröder, Anke ^b   Klettner, Alexa ^a   Frimpong Boateng, Adjoa ^a   Roider, Johann B ^a   Erb, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c Schlosspark Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

anterior chamber depth; iridocorneal angle; Orbscan; phakic intraocular lens

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORNEA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRIS; MALE; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CORNEA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649808077     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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