Corneal wave aberration from videokeratography: accuracy and limitations of the procedure.
J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis
; 17(6): 955-65, 2000 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-10850465
ABSTRACT
A procedure to calculate the wave aberration of the human cornea from its surface shape measured by videokeratography is presented. The wave aberration was calculated as the difference in optical path between the marginal rays and the chief ray refracted at the surface, for both on- and off-axis objects. The corneal shape elevation map was obtained from videokeratography and fitted to a Zernike polynomial expansion through a Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization. The wave aberration was obtained also as a Zernike polynomial representation. The accuracy of the procedure was analyzed. For calibrated reference surface elevations, a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 1 to 2 microm for an aperture 4-6 mm in diameter was obtained, and the RMSE associated with the experimental errors and with the fitting method was 0.2 microm. The procedure permits estimation of the corneal wave aberration from videokeratoscopic data with an accuracy of 0.05-0.2 microm for a pupil 4-6 mm in diameter, rendering the method adequate for many applications.
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Assunto principal:
Córnea
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Topografia da Córnea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis
Ano de publicação:
2000
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Article