The cornea is the eye’s outermost layer. It is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. The main function of the cornea is to allow light to pass through the eye to the retina. For this reason the cornea must be transparent. A second chief function is to help focus light, like a camera lens.

The cornea must remain transparent to see well, and the presence of even the tiniest abnormal blood vessels can affect vision. The preservation of your sight is our top priority and our physician can compile a complete picture of your eye health using:

• Corneal topography
• Orbscan corneal mapping
• Specular microscopy
• Corneal pachymetry
• Wavefront™ aberrometry