Axial length to corneal radius of curvature ratio and refractive errors

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 220-226

  Hashemi, Hassan ^a,b   Khabazkhoob, Mehdi ^a   Miraftab, Mohammad ^a   Emamian, Mohammad Hassan ^c   Shariati, Mohammad ^d   Abdolahi Nia, Tahereh ^a,d   Fotouhi, Akbar ^d  

^a NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axial length; Corneal radius of curvature; Refractive errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885462281     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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