Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1851-1859 , November 2006

Corneal-thickness spatial profile and corneal-volume distribution: Tomographic indices to detect keratoconus

,Accepted 18 June 2006.

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 Dr. Ambrósio is a consultant to Oculus-Optikgeräte GmbH. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01042-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.025

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1851-1859 , November 2006

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