Double-pass technique to compare different visual simulators in an Adaptive Optics environment

Abstract

Visual simulators based on Adaptive Optics (AO) technologies are increasingly used to test experimentally different multifocal and bifocal corrections prior to fabrication and patient implantation. This is especially relevant in the case of multifocal intraocular lenses (MIOLs) used for Presbyopia correction. In this study we use a polychromatic AO system, which incorporates a Double-Pass (DP) retinal channel to objectively compare through-focus optical quality with real MIOLs, phase plates (PP), and same design simulated with a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) and temporal multiplexing with optotunable lens