ReviewMedical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal2019
Pentacam® Corneal Tomography for Screening of Refractive Surgery Candidates: A Review of the Literature, Part I.
Review in Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04313387 (Efficiency of an Algorithm Derived From Corneal Tomography Parameters to Distinguish Highly Susceptible Corneas to Ectasia From Healthy), which is not on this map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficiency of an Algorithm Derived From Corneal Tomography Parameters to Distinguish Highly Susceptible Corneas to Ectasia From Healthy
Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- Early Detection of Keratoconus: Diagnostic Advances and Their Impact on Visual Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Corneal biomechanical changes in patients with anterior chamber inflammation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Analysis of Anterior Segment Biometry: Agreement and Correlation between Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography and Scheimpflug-Based Platforms.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Ratio Between Anterior and Posterior Curvature Centered on the Thinnest Point (A/B Ratio) in Normal and Keratoconus Eyes.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Corneal tomographic and densitometric characteristics in children with allergic conjunctivitis: a comparative pentacam AXL study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Enhancing the diagnostic precision of subclinical keratoconus by combining indices from Scheimpflug tomography, corneal biomechanics, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
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- Greater exposure to PMScientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring biomarkers for keratoconus: current insights and future directions.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- Multicenter European Data of Anatomical Parameters of the Anterior Eye Segment Measured with an Optical Biometer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Intraocular lens power calculation in post-myopic-LASIK eyes: comparison of two different corneal refractive power measurements by Pentacam.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Managing Pseudophakic Corneal Edema: Structural Changes and Preliminary Observations on Coenzyme Q10 Use.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases Agreements Reached on Subclinical Keratoconus.American journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Corneal Tomographic Changes in Keratoconus Associated with Scleral Lens Wear: A Case-Control Analysis for 12-Month Follow-Up.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Different keratoconus definitions can lead to substantial prevalence disparities in population-based studies.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Strategies for Early Keratoconus Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Evaluating Affordable and Effective Detection Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Digital transformation of care for keratoconus patients: ML modeling structural outcomes of corneal collagen cross-linking.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Assessment of Corneal Imaging Devices for Pediatric Patients: Evaluating Keratometric Measurements and Wavefront Aberrations.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research · 2025Article
- Individual Risk Assessment and Prognostication of Outcomes After Corneal Cross-Linking.Journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Alpha and Kappa angle on postoperative visual quality in cataract surgery.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Corneal tomography and Scheimpflug imaging are frequently used to analyze the corneal surface, especially in the field of cataract and refractive surgery. The Pentacam system is one of the most commonly used commercially available systems for this purpose. Through a rotating Scheimpflug camera, the system is capable of creating a three-dimensional map of the cornea. These advances in tomography have simultaneously enhanced the ability of clinicians to screen surgical candidates and detect subtle corneal changes in diseases such as keratoconus. However, there remains a need to enhance diagnosis in order to recognize mild and early forms of corneal ectasia. As iatrogenic ectasia and keratoconus are dreaded complications of refractive surgery, it is imperative to screen patients appropriately prior to surgery. The Pentacam is one of many systems utilized in the screening process, but the literature has not identified specific protocol nor parameters that are capable of carrying out this process appropriately. Post-operative keratoconus continues to occur despite the advances in technology seen in corneal imaging. Therefore, clear indices for screening are required in order to diagnose early forms of keratoconus and other corneal diseases that may exclude the seemingly asymptomatic patient from undergoing refractive surgery. This article aims to summarize the indices available on the Pentacam system and to identify the most accurate parameters for screening of the refractive surgery candidate.
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