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HYBRID PORCINE/PLASTIC MODEL<br />

of the cornea is regular <strong>and</strong> clearly visible. Therefore, the Pentacam edge detection<br />

algorithms work correctly in these images. Besides similar scattering properties, the<br />

refraction index in our model cornea is similar to that in the corneas of real eyes, so<br />

the geometrical <strong>and</strong> optical correction algorithms of the Pentacam can be applied.<br />

a) b)<br />

Patient’s eye<br />

Hybrid Porcine/Plastic<br />

Fig. 6.2. Scheimpflug images of a human eye <strong>and</strong> a hybrid porcine/plastic model eye.<br />

A total of 12 porcine corneas were used in the validation study (5 porcine corneas<br />

were mounted on 7.47-mm <strong>and</strong> 8.75-mm spherical corneas; <strong>and</strong> 2 on the 7.93 mm).<br />

Each hybrid eye was measured up to 5 times on the Pentacam (with a total of 36<br />

measurements), using identical procedures as in the glass/plastic eyes <strong>and</strong> patients.<br />

The piston pressure was slightly incremented between each two measurements. All the<br />

Scheimpflug images (25 per measurement) were carefully supervised to check that the<br />

software detected edges of the cornea. Ten measurements (including the whole set of<br />

measurements from one porcine cornea) that showed evidences of corneal<br />

opacification, edema or bubble formation, either from visual inspection or on the<br />

Pentacam, were discarded. Figure 6.3 shows a photograph of the hybrid<br />

Porcine/Plastic Model, with an edematized cornea, that produced increased scattering,<br />

<strong>and</strong> prevents Pentacam measurements.<br />

Data of anterior <strong>and</strong> posterior radius of curvature (from the Best Fitting Sphere or<br />

Mean horizontal <strong>and</strong> vertical radii of curvature), asphericity Q (defined as p-1), <strong>and</strong><br />

astigmatism were obtained from the Pentacam software.<br />

Fig. 6.3. Photograph of the hybrid Porcine/Plastic Model.<br />

Custom fitting routines in Matlab (Chapter 2 - Methods) could not be used in all<br />

the hybrid eyes, as the exporting procedure is interrupted by the software when no iris<br />

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