Corneal Imaging | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年10月19日—Atangential,orinstantaneous,mapisverysimilartoanaxialmap.Itisaslightlymoreaccuratewayofcharacterizingthecornealcurvaturebut ...

Imaging techniques for assessing the structure and function of the cornea and anterior segment are crucial for diagnosing and treating a wide variety of ocular diseases. There is a huge variety of diagnostic testing available to ophthalmologists, and learning how to interpret these tests can seem daunting. For those beginning training in ophthalmology, the utilization of common diagnostic tests provides quicker and more accurate diagnosis and management of corneal diseases. The goal of this tutorial is to explain the basics of the most commonly used corneal imaging techniques at the University of Iowa, including an overview of how they work and how each modality is used in clinical practice.

Corneal topography is used to characterize the shape of the cornea, similar to how one would characterize a mountain using a topograp...