Variable corneal compensation improves discrimination between normal and glaucomatous eyes with the scanning laser polarimeter

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 259 - 264
• Main Authors: Tannenbaum, Dana P., Hoffman, Douglas, Lemij, Hans G., Garway-Heath, David F., Greenfield, David S., Caprioli, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Birefringence; Cornea - physiology; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological - instrumentation; Discriminant Analysis; False Negative Reactions; Female; Glaucoma - diagnosis; Glaucoma and intraocular pressure; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Lasers; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the eye and orbit; Visual Fields; Human; Cornea; Scanning; Variable; Normal; Eye disease; Discrimination; Glaucoma (eye); Compensation; Laser; Diagnosis; Ophthalmology; Technique

The presently available scanning laser polarimeter (SLP) has a fixed corneal compensator (FCC) that neutralizes corneal birefringence only in eyes with birefringence that matches the population mode. A prototype variable corneal compensator (VCC) provides neutralization of individual corneal birefri...