Kentucky optometry students get a look at the future

The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) recently made a deal with Cassini that allows students to train on and use the Cassini Corneal Shape Analyzer.

The innovative tool provides an analysis of a patient’s cornea that uses multi-colored LED point-to-point ray tracing to give optometrists axial and elevation maps of the cornea.

“At KYCO, we have put a premium on the technology offered to our students and patients,” George Asimellis, KYCO assistant professor of optics, said. “For any corneal refractive procedure to be successful, it requires a comprehensive and thorough imaging of the cornea. Anterior and posterior astigmatism can affect the results. Cassini is uniquely positioned among other anterior imaging devices to provide perhaps the most accurate estimate of total corneal astigmatism, both its magnitude as well as its axis.”

Asimellis worked with Cassini on the device prototype and has published six papers on it. He was instrumental in forging the agreement between the company and KYCO.

“Our patented technology platform allows us to expand applications to improve the quality of eye care, and having an influential partner such as Kentucky College of Optometry certainly will aide our research and development,” Cassini CEO Jeroen Cammeraat said.