System and method of utilizing computer-aided optics

1. A system, comprising:

at least one processor;

a projector coupled to the at least one processor; and

a memory medium that is coupled to the at least one processor and that includes instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

provide, via the projector, a virtual object at a first virtual distance to an eye of a patient;

provide a first light wave to the eye of the patient;

receive a first perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determine first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light;

provide, via the projector, the virtual object at a second virtual distance, different from the first virtual distance, to the eye of the patient;

after providing the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient, provide a second light wave to the eye of the patient;

receive a second perturbed light wave, based at least on the second light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determine second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light; and

determine a corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient based at least on the first optical corrections and the second optical corrections.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wavefront sensor coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein, to receive the first perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient, the instructions further cause the system to receive the first perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient via the wavefront sensor; and

wherein, to receive the second perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient, the instructions further cause the system to receive the second perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient via the wavefront sensor.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a deformable mirror coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the instructions further cause the system to:

configure the deformable mirror based at least on the corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient;

provide, via the deformable mirror, the virtual object to the eye of the patient; and

receive input from the patient that indicates if the virtual object is acceptably viewed by the eye of the patient.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein an optical path from the projector to the eye of the patient includes the deformable mirror.

5. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein, to determine the first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light, the instructions further cause the system to determine a first plurality of polynomials based at least on the first perturbed light; and

wherein, to determine the second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light, the instructions further cause the system to determine a second plurality of polynomials, different from the first plurality of polynomials, based at least on the second perturbed light.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein a polynomial of the first plurality of polynomials differs from a polynomial of the second plurality of polynomials by at least one coefficient value.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one lens;

wherein the instructions further cause the system to:

before providing the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient, adjust the at least one lens to provide the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient.

8. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium that includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a system, cause the system to:

provide a virtual object at a first virtual distance to an eye of a patient;

provide a first light wave to the eye of the patient;

receive a first perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determine first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light;

provide the virtual object at a second virtual distance, different from the first virtual distance, to the eye of the patient;

after providing the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient, provide a second light wave to the eye of the patient;

receive a second perturbed light wave, based at least on the second light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determine second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light; and

determine a corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient based at least on the first optical corrections and the second optical corrections.

9. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 ,

wherein, to receive the first perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient, the instructions further cause the system to receive the first perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient via a wavefront sensor; and

wherein, to receive the second perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient, the instructions further cause the system to receive the second perturbed light wave from the eye of the patient via the wavefront sensor.

10. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to:

configure a deformable mirror based at least on the corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient;

provide, via the deformable mirror, the virtual object to the eye of the patient; and

receive input from the patient that indicates if the virtual object is acceptably viewed by the eye of the patient.

11. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein an optical path from a projector, that provides the virtual object, to the eye of the patient includes the deformable mirror.

12. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 ,

wherein, to determine the first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light, the instructions further cause the system to determine a first plurality of polynomials based at least on the first perturbed light; and

wherein, to determine the second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light, the instructions further cause the system to determine a second plurality of polynomials, different from the first plurality of polynomials, based at least on the second perturbed light.

13. The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein a polynomial of the first plurality of polynomials differs from a polynomial of the second plurality of polynomials by at least one coefficient value.

14. A method, comprising:

providing a virtual object at a first virtual distance to an eye of a patient;

providing a first light wave to the eye of the patient;

receiving a first perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determining first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light;

providing the virtual object at a second virtual distance, different from the first virtual distance, to the eye of the patient;

after the providing the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient, providing a second light wave to the eye of the patient;

receiving a second perturbed light wave, based at least on the second light wave, from the eye of the patient;

determining second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light; and

determining a corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient based at least on the first optical corrections and the second optical corrections.

15. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the receiving the first perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient includes a wavefront sensor receiving the first perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient; and

wherein the receiving the second perturbed light wave, based at least on the first light wave, from the eye of the patient includes a wavefront sensor receiving the second perturbed light wave, based at least on the second light wave, from the eye of the patient.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

configuring a deformable mirror based at least on the corrective optical solution for the eye of the patient;

providing the virtual object to the eye of the patient; and

receiving input from the patient that indicates if the virtual object is acceptably viewed by the eye of the patient.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein an optical path from a projector that provides the virtual object to the eye of the patient includes the deformable mirror.

18. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the determining the first optical corrections based at least on the first perturbed light includes determining a first plurality of polynomials based at least on the first perturbed light; and

wherein the determining the second optical corrections based at least on the second perturbed light includes determining a second plurality of polynomials, different from the first plurality of polynomials, based at least on the second perturbed light.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein a polynomial of the first plurality of polynomials differs from a polynomial of the second plurality of polynomials by at least one coefficient value.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

before the providing the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient, adjusting at least one lens to provide the virtual object at the second virtual distance to the eye of the patient.