Abstract

Interest in corneal topography has increased in recent years as a consequence of developments in corneal surgery. There are commercial corneal measurement systems for office use but no surgical instrument is available. Intuitively, it would seem useful for surgeons to have the capability to monitor changes in corneal shape intraoperatively. Indeed, some authorities have expressed the opinion that intraoperative evaluation of corneal topography would be a significant advance. This paper describes a prototype device for intraoperative measurement of corneal topography and gives preliminary clinical results.

© 1992 Optical Society of America