Iris recognition in the presence of ocular disease

• Published in: Journal of the Royal Society interface Vol. 6; no. 34; pp. 489 - 493
• Main Authors: Aslam, Tariq Mehmood, Tan, Shi Zhuan, Dhillon, Baljean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Royal Society 06.05.2009
• Subjects: Biometry - methods; Eye Diseases - pathology; Hamming Distance; Humans; Iris - pathology; Iris Recognition; Iritis; Ophthalmology; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Report Articles; Reproducibility of Results; Security Measures

Iris recognition systems are among the most accurate of all biometric technologies with immense potential for use in worldwide security applications. This study examined the effect of eye pathology on iris recognition and in particular whether eye disease could cause iris recognition systems to fail...