Corneal topographer based on the Hartmann test.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to show the performance of a topographer based on the Hartmann test for convex surfaces of F/# approximately 1. This topographer, called "Hartmann Test topographer (HT topographer)," is a prototype developed in the Physics Department of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.


METHODS
From the Hartmann pattern generated by the surface under test, and by the Fourier analysis and the optical aberration theory we obtain the sagitta (elevation map) of the surface. Then, taking the first and the second derivatives of the sagitta in the radial direction we obtain the meridional curvature map. The method is illustrated with an example.


RESULTS
To check the performance of the HT topographer a toric surface, a revolution aspherical surface, and two human corneas were measured. Our results are compared with those obtained with a Placido ring topographer (Tomey TMS-4 videokeratoscope), and we show that our curvature maps are similar to those obtained with the Placido ring topographer.


CONCLUSIONS
The HT topographer is able to reconstruct the corneal topography potentially eradicating the skew ray problem, therefore, corneal defects can be visualized more. The results are presented by elevation and meridional curvature maps.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Departamento de Física, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. ymejiab@unal.edu.co
Yobani
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Mejía
Janneth C
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Galeano
D019781:Corneal Topography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018715:Microscopy, Video; D008953:Models, Anatomic