Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1281-1287 , August 2006

Corneal elevation indices in normal and keratoconic eyes

  • Han-Bor Fam, FRCSE
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  • Kooi-Ling Lim, BOptom

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Lim Kooi Ling, iLaser Centre, 308 Macalister Road, 10450 Penang, Malaysia.

,Accepted 6 March 2006.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in the materials or methods mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00553-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.060

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1281-1287 , August 2006

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