Polarization effect of the in-vivo cornea

Maung H. Khin; Shuichi Kawabata; Kazuo Ishikawa; Toyohiko Hatada; Hitoshi Ohzu

doi:10.1117/12.246243

16 August 1996 Polarization effect of the in-vivo cornea

Maung H. Khin, Shuichi Kawabata, Kazuo Ishikawa, Toyohiko Hatada, Hitoshi Ohzu

Proceedings Volume 2873, International Symposium on Polarization Analysis and Applications to Device Technology; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246243
Event: International Symposium on Polarization Analysis and Applications to Device Technology, 1996, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

We studied the polarization effect of the normal cornea by using birefringent special samples (PMMA) which produce polarized pattern similar to those of the in vivo cornea. The observation confirmed the change of polarization patterns in vivo cornea as a function of thickness and optical birefringence of the cornea. We posit that the hyperbolic polarized pattern seen in vivo normal cornea is the change of birefringence in the whole cornea is affected by the external oblique direction of stress, which is necessary to maintain a balanced state of the eye globe.

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Maung H. Khin, Shuichi Kawabata, Kazuo Ishikawa, Toyohiko Hatada, and Hitoshi Ohzu "Polarization effect of the in-vivo cornea", Proc. SPIE 2873, International Symposium on Polarization Analysis and Applications to Device Technology, (16 August 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246243

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