Calculation of ocular single-pass modulation transfer function and retinal image simulation from measurements of the polarized double-pass ocular point spread function

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 154-161

  Kobayashi, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Shibutani, Masahiro ^a   Takeuchi, Gaku ^a   Ohnuma, Kazuhiko ^b   Miyake, Yoichi ^b   Negishi, Kazuno ^c   Ohno, Kenji ^d   Noda, Toru ^d  

^a TOPCON CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double pass technique; Modulation transfer function; Point spread function; Polarization; Retinal image; Retinal image contrast

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; VISION;

DOUBLE PASS TECHNIQUE; RETINAL IMAGE; RETINAL IMAGE CONTRAST;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPHTHALMOSCOPES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1642633829     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1627777     Document Type: Article

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