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Descriptor English: Corneal Topography
Descriptor Spanish: Topografía de la Córnea
Descriptor topografía corneal
Entry term(s) videoqueratografía
Scope note: Medición de la curvatura y la forma de la superficie anterior de la córnea mediante técnicas como la queratometría, queratoscopia, fotoqueratoscopia, fotografía de perfil, procesamiento informático de imágenes y videoqueratografía. Esta determinación suele aplicarse para ajustar las lentes de contacto y para diagnosticar enfermedades o cambios corneales, como el queratocono, que suele aparecer después de la queratotomía y la queratoplastia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Topografia da Córnea
Descriptor French: Topographie cornéenne
Entry term(s): Corneal Topographies
Topographies, Corneal
Topography, Corneal
Videokeratographies
Videokeratography
Tree number(s): E01.370.380.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019781
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Cornea/anatomy & histology (1975-1997)
Cornea/pathology (1983-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
Entry Version: CORNEAL TOPOGR
Related: Aberrometry MeSH
DeCS ID: 33559
Unique ID: D019781
NLM Classification: WW 220
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Corneal Topography - Preferred
Concept UI M0029345
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Corneal Topography
Entry term(s) Corneal Topographies
Topographies, Corneal
Topography, Corneal
Videokeratography - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0029346
Preferred term Videokeratography
Entry term(s) Videokeratographies



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