Corneal Topography from Theory to Practice (2013). Eds: Aylin Kiliç and Cynthia J. Roberts. Kugler Publications. ISBN: 978-90-6299-230-0 David P. Piñero
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Incorporating German Journal of Ophthalmology ISSN 0721-832X Volume 254 Number 10 Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2016) 254:2077-2078 DOI 10.1007/s00417-015-2942-1
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BOOK REVIEW
Corneal Topography from Theory to Practice (2013). Eds: Aylin Kiliç and Cynthia J. Roberts. Kugler Publications. ISBN: 978-90-6299-230-0 David P. Piñero
Received: 28 December 2014 / Accepted: 13 January 2015 / Published online: 8 February 2015 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Aylin Kiliç and Cynthia J. Roberts provide BCorneal Topography from Theory to Practice^ as a complete guide to understand the basics and clinical applications of corneal topography. The book has 367 pages divided into three sections: basics, devices, and applications. These sections are subdivided into 18 chapters that deal with different aspects of corneal topography, from the understanding of an elevation or pachymetric map to the description of technical issues and clinical applications of some currently available corneal topography systems. This sequential structure from the basics to the clinical applications is easy to follow, and allows the reader to apply sequentially the concepts that have been understood in the first section of the book. The text is clear, wellwritten, and combined with a great variety of graphic content that facilitates the assimilation of concepts. It should be
remarked that the quality of the graphic material is high. The list of references is enormous, with a complete and updated bibliographic content. In addition to the great reputation of the editors, the book includes content from several wellrecognized authors that are highly specialized in the study and analysis of the corneal structure, such as Renato Ambrósio, Michael W. Belin, Jean-Louis Bourges, Damien Gatinel, Han Bor Fam, Douglas Koch, or Srinivas K. Rao. The only criticism of this guide is that there are some areas related to corneal topography that have not been included, such as the basics of corneal aberration analysis which is derived from corneal elevation data, or the clinical applications of corneal topography for the monitoring of some corneal diseases and surgeries. It should be mentioned that this book seems to be mainly focused on corneal refractive surgery, being especially useful, therefore, for ophthalmologists and optometrists working on refractive surgery.
The author has no financial or proprietary interest in any product, method, or material described herein. D. P. Piñero Grupo de Óptica y Percepción Visual (GOPV). Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain D. P. Piñero Department of Ophthalmology (OFTALMAR), Medimar International Hospital, Alicante, Spain D. P. Piñero Foundation for Visual Quality (Fundación para la Calidad Visual, FUNCAVIS), Alicante, Spain D. P. Piñero (*) Department of Optics, Pharmacology, and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Crta San Vicente del Raspeig s/n 03016, Alicante San Vicente del Raspeig 3690, Spain e-mail:
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Section 1: Basics This section is subdivided into four chapters about corneal surface geometry, elevation-based topography, corneal thickness evaluation, and videokeratographic indices for the detection of keratoconus respectively. First, Damien Gatinel performs an excellent review of the basic concepts that should be learnt for a complete understanding of corneal topography and its use. This chapter is followed by a detailed explanation of elevation maps by Belin and co-authors, and afterwards by a complete description about how to interpret pachymetric maps by Ambrósio and his team. This section is finished by a comprehensive review performed by Bourges and colleagues of all videokeratographic indices that have been described to date for the detection of keratoconus. The
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information provided in this last chapter is explained in clinical terms, avoiding tedious descriptions of mathematical developments.
Section 2: Devices This section tries to provide the most relevant information for the clinician about currently available systems for analyzing the corneal geometry. The information provided is not extremely technical, and is not commercially biased. Indeed, the authors have performed a great job by supporting all the content from this section with thorough lists of scientific references. The description on how to use some topographic maps provided by these topographic systems is especially useful for the clinician. A chapter concerning studies on the analysis of the intra and intersession repeatability of measurements provided by different topographers would have completed this well-structured section.
Section 3: Applications This section is mainly focused on the application of corneal topography in the preoperative screening and postoperative
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monitoring of refractive surgery patients. Chapter 13 by Cheng and colleagues is especially useful for cataract surgeons, with a complete description of all methods developed to date for the estimation of the corneal curvature data to be used for intraocular lens power calculations in eyes undergoing cataract surgery but with previous corneal refractive surgery. There are two additional chapters providing some information about the application of corneal topography in the follow-up of eyes undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, and in contact lens fitting. Additional chapters about the relevance of corneal topography for the selection of intracorneal ring segments and the control of their effect, for monitoring changes after corneal collagen crosslinking, or for the detection of other corneal ectatic disorders or dystrophies, would have been desirable.
Conclusion BCorneal Topography from Theory to Practice^ is an excellent guide to those that want to learn about corneal topography, and can be considered as a book of reference for ophthalmology and optometry students. It is an updated and easy-to-use clinical guide. It is highly recommendable reading.
