Why is wavefront aberrometry an essential part of modern ophthalmic practice?
Eye care has known a number of major technological innovations in recent years. Aberrometers have made it possible for the first time to measure higher order aberrations in the clinic. This breakthrough has been a runaway success with refractive surgeons from the outset, and now there is a growing realisation in the market that the type of precision and detail offered by aberrometers is increasingly needed in the general practice as well. There is a growing number of new correcting elements based on information coming from aberrometry. Best known are Lasik and IOLs; aberrometers can help making a sharper prescription. Contact and spectacle lens manufacturers are under tremendous pressure to offer custom correction solutions. Aberrometers have been the key enablers for this trend. It is clear that aberrometers are an essential part of the forward-looking ophthalmic practice.
