Ophthalmology
Volume 115, Issue 12 , Pages 2159-2166 , December 2008

Keratoconus Diagnosis with Optical Coherence Tomography Pachymetry Mapping

Presented in part at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting, May 9, 2007, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

  • Yan Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • David M. Meisler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Maolong Tang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Ake T.H. Lu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Vishakha Thakrar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Bibiana J. Reiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • David Huang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: David Huang, MD, PhD, Doheny Eye Institute, 1450 San Pablo Street, DEI 5702, Los Angeles, CA 99033

Received 14 March 2008 ,Revised 18 June 2008 ,Accepted 1 August 2008.

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 Manuscript no. 2008-343.

 Financial Disclosure(s): David Huang receives royalties from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology derived from an optical coherence tomography patent licensed to Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. (Dublin, CA). David Huang and Yan Li receive research grant support from Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. The other authors do not have proprietary interest in the topic of this manuscript.

 Supported by NIH R01 EY018184, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., NIH Core Grant EY03040.

PII: S0161-6420(08)00743-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.08.004

Ophthalmology
Volume 115, Issue 12 , Pages 2159-2166 , December 2008

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