Clinical Ophthalmology (May 2023)
The Combined Utilization of Epithelial Thickness Mapping and Tomography in Keratorefractive Surgery Screening: One Imaging Modality is Not Sufficient
Abstract
Wyatt M Corbin,1 Carter J Payne,2,3 Hamed Momeni-Moghaddam,4 Yasmyne C Ronquillo,2 Phillip C Hoopes Snr,2 Majid Moshirfar2,5,6 1Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA; 2Hoopes Vision Research Center, Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT, USA; 3Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA; 4Rehabilitation Sciences Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran; 5Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 6Utah Lion’s Eye Bank, Murray, UT, USACorrespondence: Majid Moshirfar, Hoopes Vision Research Center, Hoopes Vision, 11820 S. State St. Ste. 200, Draper, UT, 84020, USA, Tel +1 801 568-0200, Fax +1 801 563-0200, Email [email protected]: Increasing popularity and utility of epithelial thickness mapping (ETM) in keratorefractive surgery screening may begin to inappropriately devalue the use of tomography. An increasing body of research suggests that the interpretation of ETM based solely on the corneal resurfacing function may be insufficient to screen and select patients for refractive surgery. ETM and tomography are complementary and, when used together, may provide the safest and most optimal tools for keratorefractive surgery screening.Keywords: corneal tomography, corneal topography, corneal epithelial map, SMILE, LASIK, PRK
