• DocumentCode
    1568784
  • Title

    Confocal fiber-optic laser approach for exact dioptric power measurement of intraocular lens

  • Author

    Faaland, Robert W. ; Kim, Do-Hyun ; James, Robert H. ; Calogero, Don ; Ilev, Ilko K.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Phys., U.S. Food & Drug Adm., Silver Spring, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    167
  • Lastpage
    168
  • Abstract
    We have developed a simple, accurate, objective and quick confocal fiber-optic laser method for exact dioptric power measurement of both positive and negative intraocular lenses providing spatial resolution better than 1 mum under simulated in-situ conditions.
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; diseases; eye; fibre optic sensors; optical microscopy; power measurement; remote sensing by laser beam; surgery; confocal microscopy; dioptric power measurement; fiber-optic laser; intraocular lens; refractive cataract surgery; simulated in-situ conditions; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Length measurement; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber testing; Optical microscopy; Power lasers; Power measurement; Confocal Microscopy; Intraocular Lens; Single-Mode Optical Fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688541
  • Filename
    4688541