Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Noninvasive Methods for Measuring Tear Film Surface Quality

Authors

  • Dorota H. Szczesna Wroclaw University of Technology
  • D. Robert Iskander Wroclaw University of Technology
  • Henryk T. Kasprzak Wroclaw University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v3i1.190

Abstract

The cornea is covered by a thin tear film that performs various vital functions including the provision of a high quality optical surface and protecting the cornea. Clinical methods for assessing tear film surface quality are mostly invasive and often unreliable. Recently, several non-invasive methods have been proposed. In this letter, we review three promising optical techniques based on high speed videokeratoscopy, wavefront sensing and lateral shearing interferometry, and evaluate their clinical utility.

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2011-03-31

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D. H. Szczesna, D. R. Iskander, and H. T. Kasprzak, “Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Noninvasive Methods for Measuring Tear Film Surface Quality”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. pp. 35–37, Mar. 2011.

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