If you are thinking of undergoing refractive laser surgery, your Woolfson surgeon will use a Pentacam to accurately measure the thickness, contour, and shape of your cornea. A Pentacam uses a rotating camera to image the anterior segment of the eye. The rotating camera, called a Scheimpflug camera, creates a 3D image and forms an important topographic map used in LASIK, cataract, and glaucoma surgery. It will also help screen for keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye in which the cornea’s shape is conical. This conical shape can cause multiple images, light sensitivity, and streaking problems in a patient’s vision.

By measuring the thickness of the cornea at the back and front, the Pentacam can generate 25,000 data points. This large number of points provides an extremely accurate way to define your cornea’s thickness. Additionally, the Pentacam can analyze patients to determine if they would be better candidates for intraocular lens implants than laser vision correction. Using precise data from the Pentacam and other diagnostic tools, your Woolfson surgeon will be able to explain to you exactly what treatment options are best for Your Best Vision at Any Age.