WHAT IS WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS AND CUSTOM CORNEA TECHNOLOGY? HOW GOOD IS IT?
Wavefront analysis is a new way of analyzing the cornea. Wavefront technology was initially developed by astrophysicists to improve the quality of optics in telescopes. Wavefront analysis involves sending a reference light ray into a telescopic mirror system and measuring the reflecting light ray as it exits from the mirror system. Sensors can detect the location of the exit reference light ray. The difference between the position of the reflected wave and the location of where the wave should theoretically have been in a “perfect” system can be determined. Then, by adjusting the reflecting mirror surface with small servo-mechanical “suction cups” located on the backside of the mirror, aberration (distortion) can be removed from the mirror system. Wavefront analysis has significantly improved the quality of images in telescopes such as the Hubbell Telescope. Wavefront analyzers are now available for analyzing human visual systems. I am have used both the VISX CustomVue and the LadarWav
