How do you use Pachmate pachymeter?
Turn on power and the Pachmate 2 is ready to take measurements. Contact the probe tip to any locations on the cornea, and the Pachmate 2 will obtain and store up to 25 measurements in a fraction of a second. Audible feedback indicates when a valid measurement is complete.
Does Pachpen measure IOP?
The new Accutome Pachpen is designed to be a light portable hand-held pachymeter. It uses state-of-the-art high resolution, real-time waveform analysis to measure the central corneal thickness. An LCD screen displays the measured corneal thickness, the entered IOP, corrected IOP and average for all measurements taken.
What does a corneal Pachymetry determine?
Corneal pachymetry is the process of measuring the thickness of the cornea. A pachymeter is a medical device used to measure the thickness of the eye’s cornea.
What is a Pachymetry test?
Pachymetry. Pachymetry is a simple, painless test to measure the thickness of your cornea — the clear window at the front of the eye. A probe called a pachymeter is gently placed on the front of the eye (the cornea) to measure its thickness.
What is a normal Pachymetry reading?
about 540 microns
Normal corneal thickness is about 540 microns (half of a millimeter). Thickness is checked with a handheld ultrasound device called a pachymeter.
How do you clean a pachymeter?
The proper pachymeter disinfection process is to gently wipe the tip of the probe with isopropyl alcohol. You should not use any other substance to disinfect your pachymeter.
How much of your cornea is removed in LASIK?
How much corneal tissue is removed during LASIK? Typically, we will make a LASIK flap that is about 120 microns thick. Our excimer laser will remove approximately 14 to 16 microns of corneal tissue per diopter of treatment.
What is the minimum corneal thickness for Lasik?
In conclusion, we observed that LASIK surgery in patients with corneas thinner than “normal” (<540 μm) is safe, efficient and predictable at 1 year follow up for myopic refractive corrections with no evidence of postoperative keratectasia.