Optics of Intraocular Lenses
Optics of Intraocular Lenses Robert J. Schechter The use of intraocular lenses (IOLs) has become the standard of care for cataract surgery, except for certain medical, economic, or social limitations….
Corneal Topography and Wavefront Analysis: Optics and Clinical Applications
Corneal Topography and Wavefront Analysis: Optics and Clinical Applications Yaron S. Rabinowitz The anterior surface of the eye, with its tear film, is the major refractive element of the eye,…
Laser Devices in Measuring Visual Acuity
Laser Devices in Measuring Visual Acuity Daniel G. Green Visual acuity, the ability to distinguish fineness of detail, is ordinarily tested by presenting a patient with a series of objects…
Optics of Lamellar Refractive Keratoplasty
Optics of Lamellar Refractive Keratoplasty Robert C. Arffa Refractive keratoplasty refers to a variety of surgical procedures that are performed on the cornea to correct refractive errors. Refractive keratoplasty was…
Principles of Ophthalmoscopy
Principles of Ophthalmoscopy August Colenbrander No other single invention has shaped the evolution of ophthalmology like the invention of the ophthalmoscope has. Ophthalmoscopy was introduced by Hermann von Helmholtz in…
Optics of Gonioscopy
Optics of Gonioscopy Jacob T. Wilensky Examination of the anterior chamber angle, gonioscopy (from the Greek gonio meaning “angle”), is an essential pan of an ophthalmic examination. It is particularly…
Other Uses of Contact Lenses
Other Uses of Contact Lenses Zoraida Fiol-Silva Harold A. Stein Although we generally think of contact lenses as cosmetic, there are numerous other uses for them. Therapeutic contact lenses constitute…
