Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 64-67 , April 2009

The relationship of Central Corneal Thickness (CCT) to Thinnest Central Cornea (TCC) in healthy adults

  • Pammal T. Ashwin

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7 QH, UK
    • Wolverhampton Royal Eye Infirmary, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 3 Oakhill Dr, Brierley Hill DY5 3PP, UK.
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  • Sunil Shah

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7 QH, UK
    • ,
  • Sreekumari Pushpoth

      Affiliations

    • Wolverhampton Royal Eye Infirmary, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK
    • ,
  • Louai Wehbeh

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7 QH, UK
    • ,
  • Balasubramaniam Ilango

      Affiliations

    • Wolverhampton Royal Eye Infirmary, New Cross Hospital, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK

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PII: S1367-0484(08)00149-5

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2008.07.006

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 64-67 , April 2009

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