• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.127-133
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• 2012

Perpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the measuring method in radius of eyeglasses lens curvature by using keratometer in noncontact method. Methods: A trial lens for vision test in diopter range from -9.00 D to -11.50 D were attached in front part of keratometer, after that we set eyeglasses lens at the place where eyeglasses lens is apart about 25 cm from front position of keratometer. We measured the radius of curvature from observation of clear mire image while the position of eyeglasses lens is changed in a small quantity. After that, we made some formulas for compensation of radius of curvature by using spherometer. Results: The radius of curvature was successfully measured by keratometer with trial lens in front part of it. The measured radius of curvature was changed to compensation value using spherometer data, and the 5 kind of linear equation to make compensation value was made. Any kind of lenses measured by using keratometer that trial lens was attached in front part of it, after that it was confirmed that the result of calculation from line equation is exact in error ratio below 3.5%. Conclusions: It was confirmed that radius of eyeglasses lens curvature can be measured by using keratometer by noncontact method, and the accuracy is higher than "lens measure".

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.123-133
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• 2011

Purpose: The present study was conducted to analyze any difference in the movement of aspheric RGP lens by the amounts of keratometiric astigmatisms using keratometer and corneal topography. Methods: Corneal curvatures in thirty six eyes of males and females of with-the-rule keratometric astigmatisms in their twenties were measured by a keratometer and worn aspheric RGP lenses. Then, lens rotations, vertical and horizontal movements of lens by blinking were measured to compare with lens movements when aspheric RGP lenses were fitted by total keratometric astigmatisms using corneal topography. Results: The case having higher amount of central keratometric astigmatism was 61.1% of subjects, however, 36.1% of subjects showed higher total keratometric astigmatism indicating that central keratometric astigmatism was not always bigger than total keratometric astigmatism. Since over 0.25 diopter difference between total and central keratometric astigmatisms was shown in 19 eyes (52.8% of subjects), the prescription for lens fitting could be changed. Significant difference in horizontal movement was detected with increase of astigmatism when it compared based on the amount of keratometric astigmatism measured by a keratometer. However, there was no significant difference in lens rotation, horizontal and vertical movements by comparison with the amount of total keratometric astigmatism using a corneal topography. When central keratometric astigmatism measured by keratometer was bigger than total keratometric astigmatism estimated by corneal topography, bigger lens rotation was shown compared with opposite case. Also, the tendency of bigger lens rotation was measured with the increase of keratomatric astigmatism in the case of same prescription having same base curves with same amount of keratometric astigmatism but different curvatures. Conclusions: From the present study, we concluded that lens movements on cornea were not totally different when aspheric RGP lens fitted on with-the-rule astigmatism by keratometer and corneal topography. However, there was some difference in certain lens movements. Therefore, we concluded that further study on the relationship between the prescriptions for lens fitting should be conducted for improving the rate of successful lens fitting by keratometer or for the proper application of corneal topography for lens fitting.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.10c
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• pp.49-51
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• 2001

현재 국내의 시각 관련 전문가들이 일반적으로 사용하는 자동 시각 굴절력-곡률계(Auto Ref-Keratometer)는 대부분 일본 제품들을 포함하는 외국산들이다. 최근 국내에서도 일부 기업에서 시각 측정기 부문에서의 개발을 행하고 있으나 아직 외국 제품들에는 정확도, 성능 등에서 크게 미흡한 수준을 보이고 있다 이에 좀 더 개선된 성능의 광학 부문, 소프트웨어 부문, 전자 하드웨어 부문등이 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 하드웨어의 변경 없이 전자 부문 소프트웨어의 다양한 변경을 가할 수 있도록 해 주어 개발 기간을 크게 줄일 수 있고 고객 데이터베이스 구축 등의 응용 확장도 가능하도록 범용성을 갖추 자동 시각 굴절력 곡률계의 전자 부문 하드웨어를 설계하였다. 본 전자 부문 하드웨어 시스템은 동시 개발 중인 광학 부문, 전자 부문 소프트웨어와 연동되어 외국 제품에 비교시 정확도와 성능면에서 근소하나마 향상된 결과를 낼 수 있게 하였을 뿐 아니라 향후 발전 가능성도 크게 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.523-526
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• 2002

최근 시각 관련 측정기 개발에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 현재 국내의 시각 관련 전문가들이 일반적으로 사용하는 자동 시각 굴절력-곡률계(AutoRefracto-Keratometer)는 대부분 일본 제품들을 포함하는 외국산들이다. 최근 국내에서도 일부 기업에서 시각 측정기 부문에서의 개발을 행하고 있으나 아직 외국 제품들에는 정확도, 성능 등에서 크게 미흡한 수준을 보이고 있다. 이에 좀 더 개선된 성능의 광학 부문, 소프트웨어 부문, 전자 하드웨어 부문 등이 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 하드웨어의 변경 없이 전자 부문 소프트웨어의 다양한 변경을 가할 수 있도록 해 주어 개발 기간을 크게 줄일 수 있고 고객 데이터베이스 구축 등의 응용 확장도 가능하도록 범용성을 갖춘 자동 시각 굴절력 곡률계의 전자 부문 하드웨어를 설계하였다. 본 전자 부문 하드웨어 시스템은 동시 개발 중인 광학 부문, 전자 부문 소프트웨어와 연동되어 외국 제품에 비교시 정확도와 성능면에서 향상된 결과를 낼 수 있게 하였을 뿐 아니라 향후 발전 가능성도 크게 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.181-185
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• 2006

The measurement of the radius of corneal curvature with keratometer was followed in 184 university students who wearing RGP contact lens and consisted of female(167), male(17) and keratoconus patients(3). Overall mean value in the radius of corneal curvature is 7.77mm, and right and left eyes is appeared the same mean value. Overall mean value in horizontal and vertical is 7.88mm and 7.65mm. Horizontal means is larger than vertical means by 0.22mm of the all female and male students. Male's mean value in the radius of corneal curvature(7.84mm) is larger than female's by 0.08mm, and right and left eyes is also the same mean value. Keratoconus patients' mean value in the radius of corneal curvature(6.86mm) is smaller than others students by 0.91mm.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.9B no.6
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• pp.727-734
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• 2002

Currently. people become interested in the development of measuring instrument related to eyesight. In this study, we developed software of electronic part in automatic refracto-keratometer. If an automatic system, which uses images from an optical instrument, can inform the in-spector of an accurate eyesight measured value after the internal process, the frequency of mistakenly observed value will be reduced considerably. This software is using morphological filtering and gray-level signal enhancing techniques. The morphological filtering is the first process, from images of the optical instrument, to transform an original image which is hard to process into manageable one. The second process is a signal enhancing technique to the first processed image using gray -level thresholding technique and is used to reduce an error caused by the variety in distribution of the gray value of image. Therefore, this software system in electronic part will make more effective eyesight measurement by reducing the error effectively when applied to the optical image which is difficult to get accurate measurement value.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.669-678
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• 2002

Currently, the domestic interests on the development of eyesight related measuring instruments are being increased. So we are developing such an electronic system of Refracto-keratometer, which contains a software and a hardware both. If this system could inform the examiner of the precise eyesight measuring result from the treatment of the image of optical system, then potentially the number of missed measuring results could be reduced. Our electronic system has been developed from the two areas divided into a software and a hardware. The software area was focused on the more exact eyesight measuring results, using morphological filtering methods and gray-leveled signal enhancing techniques. The hardware area is performing the same functions as the existing other systems. Besides, it provides the embedded software with free variables which could reduce the developing duration sharply as well as enlarge many kinds of application-extensions. Therefore, this electronic system has made effective eyesight measurement possible as the result of reducing the differences applied to sophisticated eyesight measurement.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.41-50
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• 2011

Purpose: The present study was conducted to compare the centration of RGP lens on cornea when lens was fitted based on keratometric astigmatisms measured by keratometer and the lens centration when fitted by corneal topography. Methods: Thirty eight eyes of 19 male and female in their twenties were applied RGP lens with 9.9 mm of diameter by the keratometric astigmatisms classified by the measurement with a keratometer. Then, lens centrations were estimated using high speed camera and compared with the lens centration when fitted by total keratometric astigmatism using corneal topography. The relationship of the steepest location of cornea and lens centration was further compared. Results: With the rule astigmatism, lens centration was not changed even with the difference in central and total keratometric astigmatisms. When the relationship of the steepest part of cornea measured by corneal topography and lens centration was analyzed, the lens centration in vertical direction was exactly correlated with the steepest part of cornea in 52.3% of subjects. In the case of non-correlation, the steepest part of cornea was mostly upper part of cornea, however, lens centration was located on lower part of cornea. The lens centration in horizontal direction was exactly correlated with the steepest region of cornea in 65.6% of subjects. In non-correlated case, the difference in cornea curvatures between the steepest and the flattest parts was smaller than 0.05 mm in 76.9% of subjects. Conclusions: From these results, we conclude that corneal topographic patterns may more contribute the centration of RGP lens on cornea than the difference in central and total keratometric astigmatisms.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.139-144
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• 2000

In this study, anterior corneal radius of curvature in korean subjects aged between 16 to 79 year-olds were measured using a keratometer. Refractive power was also measured without cyloplegia. A-mode Ultrasonography was used to measure anterior chamber depth, crystalline lens thickness, vitreous chamber depth & axial length. Measurements of anterior chamber depth of subjects in their 20s were between 3.0 mm & 4.0 mm, 70s age group were between 2 mm & 3.50 mm, showing a decrease with age. Crystalline lens thickness of 20s age group was 2.64 mm while 70s age group was 4.62 mm showing an increase with age. Vitreous chamber depth, unaffected by age, was about 17 mm. Axial length was 24.47 mm in subjects below 40s age groups decreasing to 24.11 mm in above 40s age groups. Corneal radius of curvature was 7.79 mm and 7.72 mm in younger and older age groups respectively, showing a decrease with age.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.10d
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• pp.517-519
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• 2002

본 논문은 자동 시각 굴절력 곡률계의 전자 부문에 연동될 곡률 측정 알고리즘을 소개한다. 만약 자동화된 시스템이 광학계로부터 나오는 영상을 이용하여 내부 처리를 거친 후 정확 시각 측정치를 검사자에게 알려줄 수 있다면 잘못 측정되는 측정 횟수를 크게 줄일 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구는 형태학적 필터링(morphological filtering)과 그레이-레벨의 신호 강조(signal enhance) 기술들을 이용하여 자동시각 굴절력 곡률계에 연동될 각막 곡률 측정 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 알고리즘에서는 광학계로부터 도출된 링 모양 광원의 화상을 처리하기 위해서 새로운 방법을 사용하는 대신에 굴절력 측정을 위해서 6개의 점으로 구성된 화상을 처리하는 방식으로 변형 적용시킨다. 이 때 링의 띠를 6개의 덩어리점으로 변형하는 과정만을 제외하면 굴절력 화상을 처리하는 방식과 같게 된다. 이는 알고리즘의 간결화와 측정 시간을 줄이는 효과를 얻게 된다. 그리하여 본 각막 곡률 측정 알고리즘은 정한 측정 값 도출이 어려운 시각 영상에 적용되어 효과적으로 오차를 줄임으로써 보다 효율적인 시각 측정을 가능하게 하였다.