Comparison of Zernike and Fourier wavefront reconstruction algorithms in representing corneal aberration of normal and abnormal eyes

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 582-590

  Yoon, Geunyoung ^a,b   Pantanelli, Seth ^b,c   MacRae, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 45249095545     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080601-06     Document Type: Article

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