Biomechanical properties of axially myopic cornea

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPLEMENT N. 7, 2012, Pages

  Altan, Cigdem ^a   Demirel, Berna ^a   Azman, Engin ^a   Satana, Banu ^a   Bozkurt, Ercüment ^a   Demirok, Ahmet ^a   Yilmaz, Omer Faruk ^a  

^a Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axial length; Corneal hysteresis; Corneal resistance factor; Intraocular pressure; Ocular response analyzer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIAL LENGTH; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEAL COMPENSATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; CORNEAL HYSTERESIS; CORNEAL RESISTANCE FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AXIAL LENGTH, EYE; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOPIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84863740164     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000010     Document Type: Article

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