Numerical and experimental study of corneal birefringence

Jaroslaw W. Jaronski; Henryk T. Kasprzak; Elzbieta B. Jankowska-Kuchta

doi:10.1117/12.271815

1 April 1997 Numerical and experimental study of corneal birefringence

Jaroslaw W. Jaronski, Henryk T. Kasprzak, Elzbieta B. Jankowska-Kuchta

Proceedings Volume 3094, Polarimetry and Ellipsometry; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271815
Event: Polarimetry and Ellipsometry, 1996, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland

Abstract

The cornea is the outermost segment of the eyeball. Due to its lamellar structure the cornea indicates the optical anisotropy and effect of birefringence. In this study, the corneal birefringence properties have been investigated by numerical simulations and experimental measurements. A theoretical model of the corneal birefringence is considered. Ray tracing through such a model depending on different approximations of the corneal topography is calculated. In the paper photographs of the polarization patterns of the cornea in vivo with linearly polarized light are presented. Numerical and experimental results are compared and discussed.

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Jaroslaw W. Jaronski, Henryk T. Kasprzak, and Elzbieta B. Jankowska-Kuchta "Numerical and experimental study of corneal birefringence", Proc. SPIE 3094, Polarimetry and Ellipsometry, (1 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271815

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