A family of specialized instruments used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to study a patient's eyes and prescribe spectacles. It includes the ophthalmoscope to observe and photograph the retina; the retinoscope and optometer to determine the...

The mechanical modification of the shape of the cornea to correct a vision defect.

Instruments used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to study the eye. There are, for instance, the ophthalmoscope to...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technique used in medical and scientific fields to capture...

A surgical procedure for correcting vision by reshaping the outer surface of the cornea through the use of a laser system.

Wavelengths between 400 and 1400 nm (VIS to NIR) are focused onto the retina by the cornea. Because the retina is sensitive...

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eyes and visual system....

The transparent front layer of the eye. Light entering the eye is refracted (converged) by the outer surface of the cornea.

The distance between the object and the cornea, or the first surface of the objective in an optical device.

An electro-optical infrared tracker consisting of a beamsplitter, an illuminating source, an image dissector tube and an...

An instrument for eye surgery that directs intense xenon arc light through the transparent cornea lens to the retina where...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...

The calculated normal distance from a photon source at which harmful interaction with the incident light will occur....

Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a non-invasive imaging technique that allows for high-resolution, in vivo imaging...

The transparent fluid that fills the portion of the eye between the cornea and the eye lens (the anterior chamber).