Novel pachymetric parameters based on corneal tomography for diagnosing keratoconus

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 753-758

  Ambrósio Jr , Renato ^a,b,g   Caiado, Ana Laura C ^a,b   Guerra, Frederico P ^b,c   Louzada, Ricardo ^b,d   Roy, Abhijit Sinha ^e   Luz, Allan ^b,g   Dupps, William J ^e   Belin, Michael W ^f  

^a Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrosio   (Brazil)

^b Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group   (Brazil)

^c PRICE VISION GROUP   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACHYMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054909058     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20110721-01     Document Type: Article

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