Repeatability of intraoperative central corneal and residual stromal thickness measurement using a handheld ultrasound pachymeter

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-282

  Reinstein, Dan Z ^a,b,c,d   Archer, Timothy J ^a   Gobbe, Marine ^a  

^a LONDON VISION CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL STROMAL BED THICKNESS; RETREATMENT; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETER; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856868739     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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