title: Effect of cataract on corneal topography results.
abstract: This report details the case of a 65-year-old man with advanced cataract in which there was a large discrepancy between the K-readings taken with a keratometer and those taken with a TMS-1 videokeratoscope. It was suspected the discrepancy was caused by the advanced cataract in the presence of a dilated pupil. Repeat videokeratoscopic readings were close to the standard keratoscopic readings. This finding indicates that corneal topography can be affected by reflections other than those from the corneal surface.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D011680:Pupil; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity