Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 177-179 , December 2005

Atypical unilateral superior keratoconus in young males

  • K.H. Weed

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1382 632348; fax: +44 1382 660130.
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  • C.N.J. McGhee

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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  • C.J. MacEwen

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, UK

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PII: S1367-0484(05)00081-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.10.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 177-179 , December 2005

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