A process for producing an adhered SOI substrate without causing cracking and peeling of a single-crystal silicon thin film. An imaging method according to some embodiments can include obtaining a plurality of measurements of an eye for at least one location by scanning optical radiation across the eye; determining a preferred measurement axis from the plurality of measurements; and processing the plurality of measurements to obtain information of the eye. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A150 with another maize plant. A microlens is used for each pixel cell to focus the light beam at the beam blocker.