The article "Technology claims to make 'super' human vision possible" (in the 8/7/00 issue of "AOA News" pg. 9), the subject of "Adaptive Optics" is addressed. To sum, it appears Dr. David Williams, of the University of Rochester has developed a system that corrects up to 65 distinct aberrations in the cornea (as opposed to two- those being sphere and cylinder). I think I've seen reference to such "wave front" technology before on the OptiBoard, but this is the first time I've seen an article in print.
According to the article, Adaptive Optics allows the human eye to exceed it's normal performance (the actual acuity mentioned is 20/10, but it is noted that the real improvements are in contrast perception in low light conditions- where some people were able to improve their visual performance by a factor of six).
Pretty exciting stuff. Does anyone have any knowledge pertaining to ophthalmic applications of the project (which the article says is now being funded by B&L)?
Pete
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