Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 8, Issue 2, 1550005(2015)

Simultaneously measuring ocular aberration and anterior segment biometry during accommodation

Yuanyuan Wang, Yilei Shao, and Yimin Yuan*
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  • School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China 325027
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    In the human eye, accommodation is essential for functional vision. However, the mechanisms regulating accommodation and the ocular parameters affecting aberrations remain to be explored. In order to measure the alterations of ocular aberration and crystalline lens biometry during dynamic accommodative stimuli, we designed an optical coherence tomography with ultra-long penetration depth (UL-OCT) combined with a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor (SHWFS). This integrated set up measures human eye's anterior segment as well as monochromatic high-order aberrations (HOAs) with 6 μm resolution and (1/20) λ accuracy. A total of 10 healthy volunteers without ocular diseases were examined. Upon exposure to accommodative stimuli, the wavefront aberrations became larger. Among the anterior segment biometry, the anterior crystalline lens demonstrated significant curvature during accommodation and was the major cause of high-order aberration. These findings suggest that the front surface of the crystalline lens can significantly affect variation among aberrations, which is a key factor underlying the quality of human vision.

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    Yuanyuan Wang, Yilei Shao, Yimin Yuan. Simultaneously measuring ocular aberration and anterior segment biometry during accommodation[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2015, 8(2): 1550005

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 17, 2014

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2020

    The Author Email: Yuan Yimin (yuanyimin1226@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545815500054

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