New Pentacam Device Combines Scheimpflug Imaging with Corneal OCT

The Pentacam Cornea OCT is now available in the US. Photo: Oculus. Click image to enlarge.  Optometrists who depend on the Oculus Pentacam to perform corneal tomography in their practices may be excited to learn that the company just released a new device—the Pentacam Cornea OCT—that fuses Scheimpflug tomography with pericentric spectral‑domain OCT.According to Oculus, the two-in-one device employs a small scan depth and 1.9µm axial resolution to yield more detailed imaging of all corneal layers. In a single 360° 3D scan, which the company says takes roughly one second, the Pentacam Cornea OCT produces co‑registered elevation and pachymetry maps alongside ultra‑high‑resolution epithelial and stromal cross‑sections, enabling visualization of subtle corneal abnormalities that Scheimpflug imaging alone can miss.The new device is compatible with existing Pentacam examination data from any model or software version, helping simplify follow-up examinations and progression analysis, the company says.For more information, visit www.pentacam-cornea-oct.us.