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Commentary: Effect of dry eyes on the corneal diagnostic measurements

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Many of us may have seen That “one” topography scan that seemed like that of keratoconus but turned out to be regular cornea after instilling a drop of lubricant in… Click to show full abstract

Many of us may have seen That “one” topography scan that seemed like that of keratoconus but turned out to be regular cornea after instilling a drop of lubricant in the eyes. Many of us would have also ordered for a tomograph to be repeated for a patient in the clinic and then wondered as to how two scans done ten minutes apart come out to be significantly different![1] Probably the common link between these two scenarios is dry eyes or to be more precise, “the distorted tear optics” due to dryness in the eyes!

Keywords: corneal diagnostic; dry eyes; diagnostic measurements; eyes corneal; commentary effect; effect dry

Journal Title: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2022

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