Keratoconus Screening With Dynamic Biomechanical In Vivo Scheimpflug Analyses: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Identifying patients with ectatic predispositions is crucial in corneal refractive surgery.1,2 Further, a reliable and easy to handle screening device could enable screening programs for keratoconus in adolescents to facilitate early treatment of the otherwise sight-threatening disease.3,4 Despite noticeable improvements of topography and tomography analysis, keratoconus screening remains challenging in borderline cases.5 Most devices are expensive, large, and prone to interference and require a calm positioning of the patients for several seconds to enable good quality results, which can be

Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - November 8, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Johannes Steinberg, MD Source Type: research