Corneal Tomography and Biomechanical Integration

Abstract

Corneal topography helped to recognize an irregular corneal curvature resulting from the pathology and differentiate it from a regular pattern. However, the greater recognition of variants of normality reached greater sensitivity and specificity with the analysis of the posterior face obtained by tomography of the anterior segment. The construction of three-dimensional images presents a corneal structure at a new level. It was from the corneal tomographic analysis that more incredible wealth of details was obtained, mainly on the pachymetry distribution and posterior face analysis. However, an earlier and integrative analysis is necessary. In other words, seek a more integrative assessment that is not limited to image assessment but behavioral. In this sense, can understanding the corneal elasticity and resistance associated with tomography be an interesting tool for assessing susceptibility to ectasia in refractive surgeries and monitoring progression in installed cases.