Speckle reduction in double-pass retinal images using variable-focus lenses

Speckle arises in double-pass images when coherent light is scattered by the retina. Since this noise degrades the images that are used to characterize the eye, there is special attention in reducing speckle when working with instruments based on retina reflections. In this work, we present a method...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García Guerra, Carlos Enrique|||0000-0001-7013-9938, Aldaba Arévalo, Mikel|||0000-0001-5835-4395, Arjona Carbonell, Mª Montserrat|||0000-0001-9040-8410, Pujol Ramo, Jaume|||0000-0003-0811-9244
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/26796
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26796
https://dx.doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2015.15001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Speckle
Physical optics
Metrology
Retina
visual optics
metrology
WAVE-FRONT SENSOR
HUMAN EYE
QUALITY
ABERRATION
Òptica física
Metrologia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la visió
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Metrologia
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Sumario:Speckle arises in double-pass images when coherent light is scattered by the retina. Since this noise degrades the images that are used to characterize the eye, there is special attention in reducing speckle when working with instruments based on retina reflections. In this work, we present a method for speckle reduction in double-pass retinal images by producing minor periodic variations in the vergence of the beam entering the eye with a variable-focus lens during image recording. Measurements in an artificial and a real eye following the implementation of the method corroborate the speckle reduction.