Abstract: Favorable grinding performance is available if the abrasive layer of point grinding wheel has an inclined dressing angle in the coarse grinding zone, by which a finer and smoother ground surface can be obtained in comparison to conventional abrasive layer. A method is therefore proposed to change the grinding wheel edge from parallel into inclined form so as to optimize the structure of abrasive layer. Combining the laser sensor with optical microscope to evaluate the topography of wheel surface, the correlations between the relevant parameters, grinding characteristics and grinding performance are investigated. It is found experimentally that the optimized abrasive layer is more suitable for grinding, and the abrasive grain distribution is uniform with very small fluctuation of heights of protruding grains, thus ensuring the high-quality ground surface.