Corneal biomechanical properties and anterior segment parameters in forme fruste keratoconus

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 920-930

  Kozobolis, Vassilios ^a,b   Sideroudi, Haris ^a   Giarmoukakis, Athanassios ^a   Gkika, Maria ^a   Labiris, Georgios ^a,b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anterior segment parameters; Biomechanical properties; Forme fruste keratoconus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DEPTH; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL HYSTERESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; ELASTICITY; KERATOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867825856     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000184     Document Type: Article

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