Full Mueller matrix imaging of human corneal birefringence

Quinn Jarecki; Adeline Tai; Khalid Omer; Meredith Kupinski

doi:10.1117/12.3015085

10 June 2024 Full Mueller matrix imaging of human corneal birefringence

Quinn Jarecki, Adeline Tai, Khalid Omer, Meredith Kupinski

Proceedings Volume 13050, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XVI; 130500E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3015085
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Human eyes are known to exhibit birefringence due to the anisotropic structure of collagen fibrils in the cornea. This birefringence has been suggested as a feature which can be used for medical diagnoses as well as computer vision applications. However, only partial polarimetric eye measurements appear in the literature. The primary contribution of this work is full Mueller matrix images of the left eyes of 20 individuals. An existing dual-rotating retarder Mueller polarimeter was modified to address the challenges of in vivo eye measurements. These Mueller images revealed significant circular retardance that has not been previously reported. This result demonstrates the importance of full Mueller characterization as a step to identify task-relevant polarimetric features.

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Quinn Jarecki, Adeline Tai, Khalid Omer, and Meredith Kupinski "Full Mueller matrix imaging of human corneal birefringence", Proc. SPIE 13050, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XVI, 130500E (10 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3015085

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