Abstract
A simple keratoscope is described which can be used at the slit lamp or in the operating room with the microscope. It is a qualitative keratometer which provides direct information concerning the shape of the whole cornea. Any lightsource from the outside produces corneal placido reflections originating in the inner wall of the device.
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Vijfvinkel, G., Van Loenen Martinet, A.H.J. Techniques and instruments. Int Ophthalmol 4, 177–178 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161910
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161910