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ST: Fachverband Strahlen- und Medizinphysik

ST 1: DPG meets DGMP

ST 1.5: Invited Talk

Monday, February 29, 2016, 18:30–19:00, VMP6 HS C

Optics in Ophthalmology — •Simon Schröder, Timo Eppig, Angela Damian, and Achim Langenbucher — Institut für Experimentelle Ophthalmologie, Kirrberger Str. 100, Augenklinik Gebäude 22, D-66424 Homburg (Saar)

The transparency of the media within the human eye for visible light is a unique feature that has led to the rise of many optical technologies for diagnosis and therapy of ocular diseases. They provide us with detailed pictures of the anatomy, and help to understand the human's visual system and its limitations. Lasers have become one of the most important tools for ophthalmic surgeons. They have proven to be an important device for cutting or shaping the cornea, for coagulation of the retina, disruption of secondary cataract formation or glaucoma treatment. The slit lamp has become the working horse for every eye-clinician. Other optical technologies such as optical coherence tomography and wave-front sensors are used to investigate the cornea, the retina and the optical aberrations. A good understanding of the eye's optical properties makes building a computer simulation of the eye possible. It can be e.g. used to calculate the optimal design for individual lens implants that fully restore vision after cataract surgery and reduce the optical aberrations of the eye.