Development of a human eye model incorporated with intraocular scattering for visual performance assessment

Yi-Chun Chen; Chong-Jhih Jiang; Tsung-Hsun Yang; Ching-Cherng Sun

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.17.7.075009

11 July 2012 Development of a human eye model incorporated with intraocular scattering for visual performance assessment

Yi-Chun Chen, Chong-Jhih Jiang, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Ching-Cherng Sun

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 17, Issue 7, 075009 (July 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.7.075009

Abstract

A biometry-based human eye model was developed by using the empirical anatomic and optical data of ocular parameters. The gradient refractive index of the crystalline lens was modeled by concentric conicoid isoindical surfaces and was adaptive to accommodation and age. The chromatic dispersion of ocular media was described by Cauchy equations. The intraocular scattering model was composed of volumetric Mie scattering in the cornea and the crystalline lens, and a diffusive-surface model at the retina fundus. The retina was regarded as a Lambertian surface and was assigned its corresponding reflectance at each wavelength. The optical performance of the eye model was evaluated in CodeV and ASAP and presented by the modulation transfer functions at single and multiple wavelengths. The chromatic optical powers obtained from this model resembled that of the average physiological eyes. The scattering property was assessed by means of glare veiling luminance and compared with the CIE general disability glare equation. By replacing the transparent lens with a cataractous lens, the disability glare curve of cataracts was generated to compare with the normal disability glare curve. This model has high potential for investigating visual performance in ordinary lighting and display conditions and under the influence of glare sources.

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Yi-Chun Chen, Chong-Jhih Jiang, Tsung-Hsun Yang, and Ching-Cherng Sun "Development of a human eye model incorporated with intraocular scattering for visual performance assessment," Journal of Biomedical Optics 17(7), 075009 (11 July 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.7.075009

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