High Resolution, Brilliant Image Quality
The Pentacam® HR stands out for its high resolution and fast optics. This guarantees you brilliant image quality as well as extremely accurate tomographic data, including the front and back corneal surface. It therefore meets all the requirements of cataract and refractive surgeons as well as contact lens specialists who need to be able to inspect IOLs in exquisite detail and detect corneal changes at the earliest moment.
The Pentacam® HR comes with an extensive basic software which can be expanded to include four additional software packages and further modules.
Scheimpflug Tomography
Proven since many years and meanwhile the established gold standard, the Pentacam® is unrivalled for its capabilities around contact-free, tear-film-independent measurement, imaging and analysis of the anterior eye segment.
The Tool For
Screening
The Pentacam® serves to measure and analyze the cornea as well as the entire anterior eye segment.
- Corneal instability and thinning
- Corneal pathologies
- Closed angle glaucoma
Refractive Surgery
The Pentacam® supplies information critical to safely planning refractive procedures such as LASIK or IOL implantation.
- Corneal refractive surgery
- Refractive lens exchange
- Phakic IOLs
Core Functions
Analysis at
the highest level
Fast Screening Report
The great challenge in clinical routine is filtering, evaluating and representing data in a clear-cut way. This is exactly what the Indices Report does. The crucial data are represented in such a way that you can gain a comprehensive picture of your patient at a glance.
Fast Screening Report
The great challenge in clinical routine is filtering, evaluating and representing data in a clear-cut way. This is exactly what the Indices Report does. The crucial data are represented in such a way that you can gain a comprehensive picture of your patient at a glance.
Topometric/KC Staging (Belin ABCD Staging)
Developed by Dr. Michael Belin, USA, this display shows eccentricity results by zone, tomography of the anterior and posterior corneal surface to support the detection of corneal abnormalities.
Full Sequence Measurement and Overview Display
Intuitive operation with guided image capture for an overview supporting cataract and refractive surgery planning, plus premium IOL selection.
Why We Love the Pentacam®
Accessory products
Corvis® STL
Visualization of Deformation Response, Tonometry, and Pachymetry
Use the revolutionary corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology to record the cornea’s reaction to a defined air pulse and precisely measure IOP and corneal thickness.
Myopia Master®
The Diagnostic Solution for Your Myopia Management Practice
The comprehensive myopia measurement tool: Combining an autorefractor, axial length measurement, and a keratometer in one device.
Keratograph® 5M
The Gold Standard in Corneal Topography & Keratometry
Perform dry eye diagnostics, contact lens fitting, and corneal irregularity screening with this multi-purpose topographer that includes a built-in real keratometer and color camera optimized for external imaging.
FAQ
Placido topography is based on analyzing reflections of concentric Placido rings on the eye’s tear film, and therefore depends on a stable tear film for accurate results. Due to the need for a central camera, Placido systems cannot project rings onto the central cornea—meaning the most clinically important area is extrapolated rather than directly measured. Additionally, Placido topography provides data only on the anterior corneal surface.
In contrast, Scheimpflug imaging, as used in the Pentacam®, captures true cross-sectional images of the anterior eye segment, providing accurate, tear film–independent measurements. This technology delivers direct measurements of the central cornea and calculates data from both the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. The integration of Placido technology is unnecessary for enhancing Pentacam® results—an assertion supported by extensive clinical research.
The Pentacam® is often recognized as a powerful imaging device that supports the detection of corneal abnormalities. Each Scheimpflug image captured during the measurement procedure can be viewed individually, and the software allows the operator to adjust the images manually for enhanced analysis. By inspecting the individual Scheimpflug images, the Pentacam® assists in identifying conditions such as Fuchs’ Dystrophy, Pelucid Marginal Degeneration (PMD), Pterygium progression, nuclear lens changes, and more.
Yes, as long as your device is updated with the latest software, it will be able to display the newest features and updates, based on the options available for your Pentacam® model.
Automated keratometry generates K values on the 3 mm ring centered on the pupil center. The Pentacam® gives the clinician the option to have K values calculated for different maps using either the pupil center or the apex as the center. Once the option for the center reference has been chosen, the area to be calculated can be chosen either as a ring around the center, or in a zone (average of measurements in the area in the ring).
In the BAD, all the curvature data for a specific diameter are used to calculate the radius of a reference surface (BFS) to evaluate height data – this supports the detection of suspicious elevation in the anterior and the posterior cornea. The EBFS uses curvature data for the same diameter as above, however it is excluding an area around the thinnest point (TP) of the cornea. In other words, the TP is detected; an area (usually 3.5 mm) around the TP is excluded in calculating the radius for the new reference surface. In a normal cornea, the visual appearance of the maps does not differ between the BFS and the EBFS. But in a potentially ectatic cornea where elevation (different curvature) will occur around the TP, excluding an area around the TP flattens the reference surface making it easier to visually detect early elevation.
The Belin/Ambrosio Display (BAD) is designed as a screening tool to assess corneal elevation and curvature patterns, particularly in patients being evaluated for refractive procedures.
The most important parameter is the “Final D”. The other 5 parameters contribute to the “Final D” value, but none of the 5 should be used on its own as a screening parameter.
If the patient’s refraction is hyperopic – regardless of amount – the Hyperope option should be activated. The reason for this is that normative data for posterior elevation differs between myopes and hyperopes.
The Belin ABCD Staging Display is a modern tool designed to support the comprehensive assessment of corneal shape and thickness by incorporating multiple parameters:
- A – anterior corneal curvature
- B – posterior corneal curvature
- C – corneal thickness at the thinnest point
- D – distance-corrected visual acuity
While older models focused only on anterior curvature and central corneal thickness to assess abnormalities, the ABCD system provides a broader view of the cornea using advanced tomographic data.
The Belin ABCD Progression Display offers valuable insight into structural and visual changes in the cornea over time. This assists eye care professionals in evaluating and documenting changes, particularly when managing patients who may be at risk for progressive corneal conditions.
The Pentacam® provides detailed tomographic imaging and corneal analysis, offering clinicians valuable insights into the structure and shape of the cornea. Tools such as the Belin/Ambrósio Display and the Belin ABCD Progression Display support the assessment of corneal changes over time by analyzing anterior and posterior curvature, corneal thickness, and visual acuity data.
The Pentacam® aids practitioners in early identification of patterns associated with structural changes and helps guide clinical decision-making, supporting timely intervention strategies aimed at preserving visual function.
Additionally, the Pentacam® can be automatically linked to corneal crosslinking (CXL) planning software (such as Avedro) to streamline the transfer of relevant corneal data. Its comparison displays also allow clinicians to evaluate and document pre- and post-treatment changes, enhancing treatment planning and follow-up.
Yes, for the Pentacam® HR the IOL calculator can be added. This IOL calculator includes various IOL formulas and more than 350 IOL geometries. Automatic transfer of correct K measurements eliminates transcription errors and helps to save time. The axial length can be typed in manually.
If the device does not have the IOL calculator, links to various external IOL calculators can be set up with the Pentacam® HR.
The Pentacam® is a tomographer, generating a 3D image of the anterior segment of the eye and it is not tear film dependent. In only 2 seconds, information regarding the anterior segment is derived, aiding practitioners in contact lens fitting, corneal abnormality screening and staging, and various other functions.
The measurement is very fast, but also all the important parameters are summarized on one display – Fast Screening Report – comparing each patient’s results to a normal and pathological database. This enables practitioners to detect abnormal results quickly.
Technical Data
| Camera | Digital CMOS camera |
| Light source | Blue LEDs (475 nm UV-free) |
| Processor | DSP with 400 m operations/s |
| Speed | 100 images in two seconds1) |
| Curvature | 3 to 38 mm 9 to 99 D |
| Precision | ± 0.1 D |
| Reproducibility | ± 0.1 D |
| Operating distance | 80 mm (3.1 in) |
| Axial length | – |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 275 x 320 – 400 x 500 – 530 mm (10.8 x 12.6 – 15.7 x 19.7 – 20.9 in) |
| Weight | 7.8 kg |
| Max. power consumption | 35 W |
| Recommended computer specifications |
Intel® Core™ i5, 500 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM, Windows® 11, Intel® HD Graphics |
1) in “Cornea Fine Scan” imaging mode
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