To test and measure the refractive index (RI) and to estimate the equivalent percentage of water content (%WC) of the anterior layers of the human cornea before and after excimer laser photoablation using a novel contact device, the VCH-1.
Research, Development and Innovation Department, VISSUM, Institute of Ophthalmology and the School of Medicine, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain. sudhir.patel@psd.csa.scot.nhs.uk