Spherical refractive correction with an electro-optical iquid lens in a double-pass system

In this study we show a novel double-pass configuration to correct the spherical refractive error by means of an electro-optical liquid lens. The proposed method enables spherical correction in the -12 D to +7 D range without movable parts using an electro-optical liquid lens. We have measured the optical performance of the spherical corrector in terms of power, pupil size and optical quality verifying that it fits the requirements to be applied to a double-pass system. We have also evaluated the performance of the proposed method in patients by comparison with a conventional double-pass system using a Badal optometer. [DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2013.13062]