COMPUTERIZED VIDEOKERATOSCOPES WHAT DO THE MAPS TELL US? “Typical or Normal Cornea” A near spherical cornea (central corneal curvature or K-reading near spherical) will show a gradual increase in radius from the center towards the periphery. Some corneas change more in the periphery than others. The rate of change can be different in different meridians of the same cornea. The “average” cornea has an e-value of about 0.4.