TY - JOUR
T1 - A spectraldiscrimination method for tearfilm lipidlayer thickness estimation from fringe pattern images
AU - Khamene, Ali
AU - Negahdaripour, Shahriar
AU - Tseng, Scheffer C.G.
PY - 2000/12/1
Y1 - 2000/12/1
N2 - Examination of the tearfilm lipid layer is often helpful in the prognosis of prospective contact lens patients and contact lens related problems, and in the analysis of symptomatic noncontact lenswearing patients. In particular, the thickness of the lipid layer is considered to be an informative cue in studying the tearfilm stability and uncovering of certain disorders. We propose a method for the accurate estimation of the lipidlayer thickness, exploiting the intensity and color information in Fizeau fringe images. The technique is based on a quantitative measure for discriminating among the spectra associated with different thicknesses. We propose an optical system for imaging the interference patterns, develop a mathematical model based on the physics of the fringe formation and sensing, and describe the calibration of the optical system using this model. The thickness extraction is readily carried out utilizing a lookup table. The proposed method would enable objective evaluation of the lipid layer characteristics, and provide a means for examining the dynamic changes in its thickness and spatial distribution during interblink periods.
AB - Examination of the tearfilm lipid layer is often helpful in the prognosis of prospective contact lens patients and contact lens related problems, and in the analysis of symptomatic noncontact lenswearing patients. In particular, the thickness of the lipid layer is considered to be an informative cue in studying the tearfilm stability and uncovering of certain disorders. We propose a method for the accurate estimation of the lipidlayer thickness, exploiting the intensity and color information in Fizeau fringe images. The technique is based on a quantitative measure for discriminating among the spectra associated with different thicknesses. We propose an optical system for imaging the interference patterns, develop a mathematical model based on the physics of the fringe formation and sensing, and describe the calibration of the optical system using this model. The thickness extraction is readily carried out utilizing a lookup table. The proposed method would enable objective evaluation of the lipid layer characteristics, and provide a means for examining the dynamic changes in its thickness and spatial distribution during interblink periods.
KW - Fizeau fringe patterns
KW - Interferometry and quantitative thickness estimation
KW - Tearfilm lipid layer
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748188080
VL - 47
JO - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
JF - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
SN - 0018-9294
IS - 2
ER -