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Corneal wavefront aberration measured by a rotary scanning system
Author(s) -
FRANCO S,
OLIVEIRA C,
ALMEIDA JB
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.318.x
Subject(s) - scheimpflug principle , wavefront , optics , cornea , corneal topography , lens (geology) , refractive surgery , collimated light , spherical aberration , physics , laser
Purpose Corneal wavefront aberration measurements are important in many areas such as refractive surgery, diagnosis and management of corneal disease as well as to understand the eye’s optical system. In this work the authors present the corneal anterior and posterior surface wavefront aberrations measured by an optical corneal tomographer that uses two Scheimpflug cameras attached to an innovative illumination system that allows a rotary scanning of the entire cornea. Methods The corneal wavefront aberration was computed from the corneal topographic height data of both corneal surfaces obtained by an innovative rotary scanning system. The topographic height data was computed from corneal optical sections obtained by illumination with a collimated beam expanded in a fan by a small cylindrical lens; this lens is provided with motor driven rotation in order to perform automated rotary scan of the whole cornea. This system has two stationary Scheimpflug cameras whose images are combined as if there was one virtual rotary camera synchronized with the cylindrical lens. Results After appropriate processing of the cameras images it is possible to produce true elevation maps and consequently, to compute wavefront aberrations of both corneal surfaces. In this work we present corneal aberrations measured with this system and explained how this is achieved. Conclusion This new optical system allows the measurement of corneal wavefront aberration as well as corneal thickness and 3‐D mapping of both corneal surfaces.