Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 123-126 , July 2006

The variable expression of keratoconus within monozygotic twins: Dundee University Scottish Keratoconus Study (DUSKS)

  • K.H. Weed

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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  • C.N.J. McGhee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Auckland, New Zealand

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.03.003

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Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 123-126 , July 2006

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