Cuadrado Conde, AlexanderSánchez Brea, Luis MiguelTorcal Milla, Francisco JoséQuiroga Mellado, Juan AntonioGómez Pedrero, José Antonio2023-06-172023-06-17© 2019 Opt2019-05-01Cuadrado, A., Sánchez, L. M., Torcal, F. J., Quiroga, J. A., Gómez, J. A. «Numerical Model of the Inhomogeneous Scattering by the Human Lens». Biomedical Optics Express, vol. 10, n.o 5, mayo de 2019, p. 2161. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.002161.2156-708510.1364/BOE.10.002161https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13340We present in this work a numerical model for characterizing the scattering properties of the human lens. After analyzing the scattering properties of two main scattering particles actually described in the literature through FEM (finite element method) simulations, we have modified a Monte Carlo’s bulk scattering algorithm for computing ray scattering in non-sequential ray tracing. We have implemented this ray scattering algorithm in a layered model of the human lens in order to calculate the scattering properties of the whole lens. We have tested our algorithm by simulating the classic experiment carried out by Van der Berg et al for measuring “in vitro” the angular distribution of forward scattered light by the human lens. The results show the ability of our model to simulate accurately the scattering properties of the human lens.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.10.002161https://www.osapublishing.org/boe/abstract.cfm?uri=boe-10-5-2161open access535.4537.8612.84Vision and visual opticsElectromagnetic scatteringLight scatteringRayleigh scatteringRefractive indexParticle scatteringElectromagnetismoÓptica (Física)Óptica fisiológica2202 Electromagnetismo2209.19 Óptica Física