Examination of tear film smoothness on corneae after refractive surgeries using a noninvasive interferometric method

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Szczesna, Dorota H ^a   Kulas, Zbigniew ^a   Kasprzak, Henryk T ^a   Stenevi, Ulf ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Laser in situ keratomileusis surgery; Low pass filter; Radial keratotomy surgery; Tear film; Tear film breakup

Indexed keywords

CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EYE BLINK; INTERFERENCE FRINGE; INTERFEROMETRIC METHODS; LASER IN SITU KERATOMILEUSIS; LATERAL SHEARING INTERFEROMETER; LOCAL IRREGULARITIES; PRECORNEAL TEAR FILM; RADIAL KERATOTOMY SURGERY; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REGULAR FRINGES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TEAR FILMS; TEMPLATE IMAGES;

INTERFEROMETRY; LASER SURGERY; LOW PASS FILTERS; SHEARING; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERFEROMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CORNEA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERFEROMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS;

EID: 77950354155     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3275850     Document Type: Article

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