Current Developments in Corneal Topography and Tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Accurate assessment of the corneal shape is important in cataract and refractive surgery, both in screening of candidates as well as for analyzing postoperative outcomes. Although corneal topography and tomography are widely used, it is common that these technologies are confused. The aim of this study was to present the current developments of these technologies and particularly distinguish between corneal topography and tomography.

Methods

The PubMed, Web of Science and Embase databases were the main resources used to investigate the medical literature. The following keywords were used in various combinations: cornea, corneal, topography, tomography, Scheimpflug, Pentacam, optical coherence tomography.

Results

Topography is the study of the shape of the

SUBMITTER: Kanclerz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8392046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature