The Auckland keratoconus study: Identifying predictors of acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-213

  Fan Gaskin, Jennifer C ^a   Good, William R ^a   Jordan, Charlotte A ^a   Patel, Dipika V ^a   Mcghee, Charles Nj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corneal hydrops; Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA EDEMA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CORNEAL EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84877922013     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12048     Document Type: Article

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