"Corneal Topography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The measurement of curvature and shape of the anterior surface of the cornea using techniques such as keratometry, keratoscopy, photokeratoscopy, profile photography, computer-assisted image processing and videokeratography. This measurement is often applied in the fitting of contact lenses and in diagnosing corneal diseases or corneal changes including keratoconus, which occur after keratotomy and keratoplasty.
| Descriptor ID |
D019781
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.380.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Topography- Corneal Topography
- Topography, Corneal
- Corneal Topographies
- Topographies, Corneal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Topography" by people in Profiles.
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Topographic corneal changes in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis: A report from Kathmandu, Nepal. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2015 Dec; 38(6):461-5.
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Phototherapeutic keratectomy for the treatment of subepithelial fibrosis and anterior corneal scarring after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. Cornea. 2012 Jul; 31(7):761-3.