title: Communicating with keratography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Videokeratographic images are important in understanding the corneal topographic changes made by refractive surgery. These images are often poorly presented and cluttered with unnecessary, distracting information.
  
  
  METHODS
  A simple method for producing better quality keratographic images, using the Computed Anatomy TMS-1 instrument and an IBM-compatible computer running Microsoft Power-Point, is described. Scaling of the color-coded dioptric steps after refractive surgery is discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This method yields a high-quality image, suitable for presentation or publication, and displays the corneal topography clearly and concisely.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-quality videokeratographic images can be easily produced by computer. Modification of the image with better scaling and masking of unnecessary information enhances understanding of corneal topography.
authors.affiliation: El-Maghraby Eye Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Grimm
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted