Open AccessScheimpflug Records without Distortion – A Mythos?
Author(s) -
H.-J. Huebscher,
Wolfgang Fink,
D. Steinbrück,
Theo Seiler
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
ophthalmic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1423-0259
pISSN - 0030-3747
DOI - 10.1159/000055525
Subject(s) - scheimpflug principle , distortion (music) , optics , optometry , physics , medicine , cornea , amplifier , optoelectronics , cmos
The Scheimpflug principle was recommended as allowing distortion-free imaging; however, a detailed analysis reveals geometrical errors as well as distortions arising from absorption of light along the optical pathway. Correction formulas and factors will be presented and applied to the biometry of the eye.
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