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  • Title: Numerical study of the influence of the shell structure of the crystalline lens on the refractive properties of the human eye.
    Author: Popiolek Masajada A.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Physiol Opt; 1999 Jan; 19(1):41-9. PubMed ID: 10615438.
    Abstract:
    In this paper, the numerical model of the refractive properties of the human eye is given. A special account is given of the laminated structure of the crystalline lens. The crystalline lens is presented in the form of hundreds of shells with rotational symmetry, and with the refractive index constant within each shell. The shells have the form of two semi-ellipsoids joined along the equator. The refractive index increases from the cortical shell to the inner one, according to the exponential dependency. The cornea, approximated by two ellipsoidal surfaces, is added in front of the crystalline lens. A ray-tracing procedure is applied to study the refractive properties of such a system: refractive power, spherical aberration and energy distribution. The optical properties of the given model are analysed by changing some parameters such as refractive index profile and number of shells. Calculations show that the gradient of the refractive index inside the crystalline lens results in the generation of many focal planes in such an optical system.
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