Short answer
Pentacam AXL adds axial length biometry to Scheimpflug tomography — corneal safety mapping and IOL power inputs in one session. Especially useful before cataract surgery, RLE, or ICL vault assessment.
What does this scan measure?
The AXL module measures eye length and corneal topography together — reducing chair time and registration errors between separate devices.
What happens during the test
Similar chin-rest experience to standard Pentacam with additional optical biometry capture along the visual axis.
Why it matters before surgery
- ✓One-stop pre-op — tomography plus biometry for lens-based surgery planning.
- •ICL sizing inputs — vault prediction uses chamber depth and axial length.
- •Premium IOL workflows — links to toric and multifocal planning software.
What it cannot tell you alone
Dense vitreous haemorrhage or severe media opacity may still block optical biometry — ultrasound A-scan fallback in selected cases.
Procedures that use this platform
Technology serves the procedure — your surgeon assigns platform after scans, not before enquiry. These are the treatment pages where this device typically appears in your written plan.
Related conditions: Cataracts, Presbyopia, Myopia
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