Laser in situ keratomileusis flap measurements: Comparison between observers and between spectral-domain and time-domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 544-551

  Hall, Reece C ^a   Mohamed, Farook K ^a   Htoon, Hla M ^a   Tan, Donald T ^a,b   Mehta, Jodhbir S ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASIK FLAP THICKNESS; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTRAL DOMAIN ANTERIOR SEGMENT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; TIME DOMAIN ANTERIOR SEGMENT OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951882107     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.10.037     Document Type: Article

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