Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 425-430 , March 2010

Repeatability of corneal power and wavefront aberration measurements with a dual-Scheimpflug Placido corneal topographer

  • Li Wang, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Mariko Shirayama, MD
    • ,
  • Douglas D. Koch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Douglas D. Koch, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin, NC205, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Received 9 July 2009 ,Revised 29 September 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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 Additional financial disclosures: Dr. Wang received research support and Dr. Shirayama received travel support from the Ziemer Group, Port, Switzerland.

 Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(09)01129-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.09.034

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 425-430 , March 2010

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