Correlation of corneal elevation with severity of keratoconus by means of anterior and posterior topographic analysis

Cornea

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-258

  Ishii, Rie ^a   Kamiya, Kazutaka ^a   Igarashi, Akihito ^a   Shimizu, Kimiya ^a   Utsumi, Yoshikazu ^a,b   Kumanomido, Takashi ^a,c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Utsumi Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c Kumanomido Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elevation; Keratoconus; Pentacam; Posterior corneal surface; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMSLER KRUMEICH CLASSIFICATION; ANTERIOR CORNEAL ELEVATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOCONUS SEVERITY INDEX; KERATOMETRY; MALE; POSTERIOR CORNEAL ELEVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 85027958766     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0B013E31823D1EE0     Document Type: Article

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