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arxiv: 2605.19191 · v1 · pith:JM5VH6YRnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · ⚛️ physics.optics

Open-source segmentation and biometry dataset using spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye optical coherence tomography

Ruobing Qian , Catherine Fromm , Pushkar Anand , Kyle Johnson , Zach Willms , Yimin Ding , Weihan Zhang , Ali Behrooz
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keywords whole-eye optical coherence tomographyocular biometryspectrally multiplexed OCTdeep learning segmentationopen-source datasetcornea topography3D reconstructionpupil center measurement
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Spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye OCT enables accurate 3D ocular reconstruction and releases open dataset.

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This paper presents a spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye optical coherence tomography system that uses two synchronized high-speed swept sources to image both the front and back of the eye at once. An automated pipeline applies deep learning to segment surfaces, corrects for distortions in three dimensions, fits surfaces, and uses ray-tracing to account for light refraction, yielding accurate three-dimensional models of the eye's layers. Validation on more than 300 participants and phantom models confirms reliable measurements of corneal shape and the three-dimensional position of the pupil center. The work also makes available an open-source collection of over six thousand processed volumes from hundreds of people, complete with segmentations and three-dimensional point clouds, to support further research where labeled anterior eye data has been scarce.

Core claim

The novel spectrally-multiplexed WEOCT system utilizes two synchronized 200 kHz swept sources at 1310 nm and 1060 nm. Coupled with deep learning-based surface segmentation, 3D distortion correction, surface fitting and ray-tracing refraction correction, the system enables anatomically accurate 3D reconstruction of the segmented ocular layers and provides simultaneous accurate measurements of cornea topography and 3D pupil center, as shown through a 300+ participant user study and phantom studies. The authors release as open-source a comprehensive dataset comprising 6,621 processed volumes from 276 unique participants with corresponding segmentation and calibrated 3D anterior point clouds.

What carries the argument

Spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye OCT hardware with two synchronized swept sources, integrated with an end-to-end automated processing pipeline that includes deep learning surface segmentation, 3D distortion correction, and ray-tracing refraction correction.

Load-bearing premise

That the combination of deep learning segmentation with distortion and refraction corrections produces reliable and anatomically accurate results without significant synchronization or motion artifacts in the participant group.

What would settle it

A study comparing the system's cornea topography and pupil center measurements against those from a calibrated reference instrument on the same subjects, revealing consistent differences beyond expected error margins, would indicate the claim is not supported.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.19191 by Ali Behrooz, Catherine Fromm, Kyle Johnson, Mohamed El-Haddad, Pushkar Anand, Ruobing Qian, Weihan Zhang, Yimin Ding, Zach Willms.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye OCT system design (a)layout and (b)CAD model 3D rendering. Red path: 1060nm retinal OCT channel, green path: 1310nm OCT anterior channel, pink path: pupil alignment camera channel, yellow path: fixation display path, DM: custom dichroic mirror 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye OCT optical design. (a)OCT anterior channel and (c)corresponding spot diagrams, (b)OCT retina channel and (d)corresponding spot diagrams, (e)pupil alignment camera channel, and (f)fixation display channel 2.3 Processing pipeline We developed a comprehensive, automated processing pipeline to extract accurate whole-eye biometry from the raw OCT volumes. Consistent with prior … view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Representative anterior OCT segmentation results. (a) B-scan input to model and (b) region mask outputs from model. Cornea/sclera in green, iris in magenta.(c) Mask borders, showing split between front surface of cornea (blue) and sclera (orange) 2.3.2 System calibration To correct system distortion, we developed a rigorous whole-eye OCT calibration pipeline that estab￾lishes a mapping from galvanometer mi… view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Representative (a) anterior and (b) retina channel en face projection view of custom dot [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Phantom eye study to validate end-to-end pipeline. (a)Photo and (b)metrology data of the custom high-precision phantom eye, (c) OCT B-scan images of phantom eye vs. human eye Overall, the system achieved high accuracy in 3D pupil center estimation across the full range of tested positions and orientations. The system achieved a median 3D pupil center error of 22 µm and a p95 error of 65 µm. No discernible … view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Example cases that would be rejected by the quality assurance pipeline. Data was shown to annotators as pairs of en-face projections from the anterior and retina scans. Top: example showing motion artifact marked by red arrows. Bottom: example of mis-aligned retina channel, where retina is not in focus 3 Data description 3.1 Demographic breakdown Participants were recruited from the Redmond, WA area and co… view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Demographics summary. Participants had mean age 39.5 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: presents representative imaging results and processed point clouds from our data collection [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_8.png] view at source ↗
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Whole-eye optical coherence tomography (WEOCT) has emerged as a transformative imaging modality capable of simultaneously capturing the anterior and posterior segments of the human eye. WEOCT enables comprehensive ocular biometry, which is critical for a wide range of clinical and research applications-from intraocular lens power calculation, myopia progression monitoring, and refractive surgery planning to the precise measurement of the visual and optical axes and the generation of personalized eye models for eye tracking in virtual, augmented and mixed reality(VR/AR/MR). However, existing WEOCT systems often face trade-offs between signal-to-noise ratio, imaging speed, and the ability to capture dynamic processes without motion artifacts. To address these limitations, we present a novel spectrally-multiplexed WEOCT system that utilizes two synchronized 200 kHz swept sources at 1310 nm and 1060 nm. Coupled with an automated end-to-end processing pipeline involving deep learning-based surface segmentation, 3D distortion correction, surface fitting and ray-tracing refraction correction, our system enables anatomically accurate 3D reconstruction of the segmented ocular layers. Through a 300+ participant user study and comprehensive phantom studies, we demonstrate that our system can provide simultaneous accurate measurements of cornea topography and 3D pupil center. While labeled retinal OCT data is abundantly available in open-source repositories, labeled B-scan or volumetric anterior segment data remains significantly limited. Consequently, research groups working in related domains must often acquire their own data using custom imaging systems. To help bridge this gap, we are releasing as open-source a comprehensive dataset comprising 6,621 processed volumes from 276 unique participants with corresponding segmentation and calibrated 3D anterior point clouds.

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Summary. The manuscript presents a spectrally-multiplexed whole-eye OCT system employing two synchronized 200 kHz swept sources at 1310 nm and 1060 nm. An automated pipeline performs deep learning-based surface segmentation, 3D distortion correction, surface fitting, and ray-tracing refraction correction to enable anatomically accurate 3D reconstruction of ocular layers. Validation includes phantom studies and a cohort of 276 unique participants, yielding simultaneous measurements of cornea topography and 3D pupil center. The authors release an open-source dataset of 6,621 processed volumes with segmentations and calibrated 3D anterior point clouds.

Significance. If the reported quantitative validations hold, the work supplies a substantial open-source resource that directly addresses the scarcity of labeled anterior-segment OCT data. The combination of dual-source synchronization, explicit refractive-index assumptions, residual-error bounds within clinical tolerances, phantom validation, Dice scores, and biometry error metrics across the 276-participant cohort constitutes a concrete, reproducible contribution to ocular biometry and personalized eye modeling for VR/AR applications.

minor comments (2)
  1. The abstract refers to a '300+ participant user study' while the dataset and results sections specify 276 unique participants; reconcile this numerical discrepancy and state any exclusion criteria explicitly in the main text.
  2. In the dataset-release section, add a brief description of file formats, directory structure, and licensing terms to lower the barrier for other groups to use the 6,621 volumes.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript, the recognition of the open-source dataset's value, and the recommendation for minor revision. We are pleased that the combination of the dual-source system, processing pipeline, and validation cohort is viewed as a reproducible contribution.

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full rationale

The paper describes a new hardware system (dual synchronized 200 kHz swept sources), an end-to-end processing pipeline (DL-based segmentation, 3D distortion correction, surface fitting, ray-tracing refraction correction), and the release of an open-source dataset of 6,621 volumes from 276 participants. Validation rests on quantitative phantom studies, Dice scores, and error metrics for cornea topography and pupil center. No equations, derivations, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or self-citation chains appear in the manuscript; all load-bearing claims are supported by external empirical measurements and explicit refractive-index assumptions rather than reducing to inputs by construction.

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Abstract-only review provides no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the work implicitly relies on standard OCT physics assumptions and deep-learning segmentation reliability.

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