Optical study on the vision correction and supernormal vision based on the wave-front aberrations of human eye

Abstract

In this paper we present the recent research results in the field of vision correction and supernormal vision according to the actual measurements of the wave-front aberrations and the corneal surface topography, the clinical detection of the visual function and the laser corneal refractive surgery, and the optimization of the optical system. These include the features of the aberrations of human eye with different pupil sizes, different fields of view and temporal accommodation, the influence of the polychromatic illumination of the visible wavelength on the supernormal vision, and the effect of the existing laser corneal refractive surgery on the wave-front aberrations of the eye. It is shown that the wave-front aberration of human eye is of temporal variation and of synthesis with multi impact factors. To achieve supernormal vision, an optimum engineering data for the customized laser corneal surgery should be firstly acquired, which may involve the dynamic free-form optical surface. Although the myopia can be corrected by the laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in a certain degree, it brings about negative effects under scotopic conditions.