Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1877-1885 , November 2007

Influence of accommodation on the anterior and posterior cornea

  • Scott A. Read, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Scott A. Read, PhD, Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Room B561, O Block, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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  • Tobias Buehren, PhD
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  • Michael J. Collins, PhD

,Accepted 22 June 2007.

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

 Brett Davis assisted with the customized data analysis software. Robert Iskander assisted in adapting the map-centering routines for use with Pentacam data.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01374-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.048

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1877-1885 , November 2007

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