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Asked: March 20, 20192019-03-20T00:17:23+02:00 2019-03-20T00:17:23+02:00In: MCQs

Process of measuring the corneal thickness is called:

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82.32%Pachymetry ( 796 voters )
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  1. SK Samy
    2019-03-20T08:44:48+02:00Added an answer on March 20, 2019 at 8:44 am

    With the help of pachymetry we can measure the corneal thickness

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  2. Lithu_lithu
    2019-03-21T16:22:20+02:00Added an answer on March 21, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    pachymeter is a medical device used to measure the thickness of the eye’s cornea. It is used to perform corneal pachymetry prior to refractive surgery, for Keratoconus screening, LRI surgery

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  3. Rajesh
    2019-10-15T07:58:01+02:00Added an answer on October 15, 2019 at 7:58 am

    The average corneal thickness is between 520 microns and 540 microns.
    With the help of Pachymeter the measurements are taken, this is usefull in karatoconus screening and LASIK.

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