Transmittance and scattering during wound healing after refractive surgery

Santiago Mar; C. Martinez-Garcia; J. T. Blanco; R. M. Torres; V. R. Gonzalez; S. Najera; G. Rodriguez; J. M. Merayo

doi:10.1117/12.589440

21 October 2004 Transmittance and scattering during wound healing after refractive surgery

Santiago Mar, C. Martinez-Garcia, J. T. Blanco, R. M. Torres, V. R. Gonzalez, S. Najera, G. Rodriguez, J. M. Merayo

Proceedings Volume 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589440
Event: 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, 2004, Porlamar, Venezuela

Abstract

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) are frequent techniques performed to correct ametropia. Both methods have been compared in their way of healing but there is not comparison about transmittance and light scattering during this process. Scattering in corneal wound healing is due to three parameters: cellular size and density, and the size of scar. Increase in the scattering angular width implies a decrease the contrast sensitivity. During wound healing keratocytes activation is induced and these cells become into fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Hens were operated using PRK and LASIK techniques. Animals used in this experiment were euthanized, and immediately their corneas were removed and placed carefully into a cornea camera support. All optical measurements have been done with a scatterometer constructed in our laboratory. Scattering measurements are correlated with the transmittance -- the smaller transmittance is the bigger scattering is. The aim of this work is to provide experimental data of the corneal transparency and scattering, in order to supply data that they allow generate a more complete model of the corneal transparency.

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Santiago Mar, C. Martinez-Garcia, J. T. Blanco, R. M. Torres, V. R. Gonzalez, S. Najera, G. Rodriguez, and J. M. Merayo "Transmittance and scattering during wound healing after refractive surgery", Proc. SPIE 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, (21 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589440

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