title: Curvature sensor for ocular wavefront measurement.
abstract: We describe a new wavefront sensor for ocular aberration determination, based on the curvature sensing principle, which adapts the classical system used in astronomy for the living eye's measurements. The actual experimental setup is presented and designed following a process guided by computer simulations to adjust the design parameters for optimal performance. We present results for artificial and real young eyes, compared with the Hartmann-Shack estimations. Both methods show a similar performance for these cases. This system will allow for the measurement of higher order aberrations than the currently used wavefront sensors in situations in which they are supposed to be significant, such as postsurgery eyes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Optica y Optometría, Centro de Desarrollo de Sensores, Instrumentación y Sistemas (CD6), Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Terrassa 08222, Spain. diaz@oo.upc.edu
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Díaz-Doutón
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arjona
authors.forename: Sergio O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Luque