Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 10 , Pages 1694-1700 , October 2007

Effect of corneal thickness on the agreement between ultrasound and Orbscan II pachymetry

,Accepted 27 May 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01171-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.036

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 10 , Pages 1694-1700 , October 2007

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