Scientific research of the team headed by dr. habil. Ireneusz Grulkowski from the NCU Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics regarding the new generation of OCT optical tomographs, was awarded by the Optical Society of America (OSA).
The latest publication by dr. Grulkowski from the NCU Institute of Physics appeared in the prestigious journal Optica published by the OSA, which is one of the world's leading associations of scientists, engineers and business people in the field of optics and photonics. The article entitled Swept source optical coherence tomography and tunable lens technology for comprehensive imaging and biometry of the whole eye entered a prominent group of publications of exceptional scientific rank. This enables research results to reach a wide audience from outside the world of science, and increases the recognition of the NCU Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Informatics.
Optical tomography OCT, developed at the NCU Institute of Physics is now a widely used diagnostic method in ophthalmology. The subject of the article focuses on the construction of a new version of OCT optical tomographs, which use active elements, such as tunable lenses to improve their functionality The authors of the work presented for the first time the possibility of imaging both the front and back of the human eye using the same device. This innovative approach also allowed the measurement of intraocular distances in the human eye. This procedure, called ophthalmology in the eyeball, is used as standard before cataract surgery to determine the parameters of the lens implant. The presented approach is the first step towards the development of a new generation of ophthalmic devices that will be characterized by wide functionality.
The publication was created by the team headed by dr. hab. Ireneusz Grulkowski in cooperation with the a team headed by Prof. Pablo Artala from the University of Murcia (Spain), who is the world’s leader in research on the optics of the eye. Research was carried out, among others, as a part of the project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the Iuventus Plus programme.
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