MEDEVIS

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GMDN related code(s)

12811

Bench-top keratometer (A bench-top, mains electricity (AC-powered) ophthalmic instrument designed to measure the curvature of the anterior surface of the cornea, particularly for determining the presence, extent, and axis of astigmatism (an error of refraction in the eye due to the cornea being unequally curved in different directions, so that rays of light in different meridians cannot be brought to focus together on the retina). It actually measures the radius of curvature in millimetres but typically displays it in dioptres. It is used mainly for contact lens fitting and for intraocular lens power determination prior to cataract surgery. This device is also known as an ophthalmometer.)

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Decommissioning

https://youtu.be/D7TycnSGGXc https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330095

WHO resources on medical devices

Interagency list of priority medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes WHO List of Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications Package of eye care interventions Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (TESK) 2019 WHO medical devices website WHO priority medical devices website WHO essential in vitro diagnostic website

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Keratometer, hand held