Numerical model of the inhomogeneous scattering by the human lens

Cuadrado, A. ; Sanchez-Brea, L.M. ; Torcal-Milla, F.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Quiroga, J.A. ; Gomez-Pedrero, J.A.

Resumen: We present in this work a numerical model for characterizing the scattering properties of the human lens. After analyzing the scattering properties of two main scattering particles actually described in the literature through FEM (finite element method) simulations, we have modified a Monte Carlo''s bulk scattering algorithm for computing ray scattering in non-sequential ray tracing. We have implemented this ray scattering algorithm in a layered model of the human lens in order to calculate the scattering properties of the whole lens. We have tested our algorithm by simulating the classic experiment carried out by Van der Berg et al for measuring "in vitro" the angular distribution of forward scattered light by the human lens. The results show the ability of our model to simulate accurately the scattering properties of the human lens. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1364/BOE.10.002161

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Biomedical Optics Express 10, 5 (2019), 2161-2176
ISSN: 2156-7085

Factor impacto JCR: 3.921 (2019)

Categ. JCR: BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS rank: 15 / 77 = 0.195 (2019) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING rank: 24 / 133 = 0.18 (2019) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: OPTICS rank: 17 / 97 = 0.175 (2019) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.591 - Biotechnology (Q1) - Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/DPI2016-75272-R

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Aplicada (Dpto. Física Aplicada)