A calibration component for use in calibrating and certifying the accuracy o f an ophthalmic wavefront sensor comprises a monolithic, plano-convex refracti ve optic having known amounts of one or more selected aberrations induced by th e spherical, axisymmetric aspherical, or non-axisymmetric aspherical convex surface. An alignment tool is described, along with a procedure for calibrating an aberrometer.
MODEL EYE AND ABERROMETER CALIBRATION METHOD