Zernike Polynomials Used To Describe Wavefront Aberrations

Z00
piston or constant term

Z1-1
tilt about y axis

Z11
tilt about x axis

Z2-2
astigmatism with axis at 
±p/4

Z20
focus shift

Z22
astigmatism with axis at 0 or
p/2

Z3-3
triangular astigmatism, base along x axis

Z3-1
3rd order coma along x axis

Z31
3rd order coma along y axis

Z33
triangular astigmatism, base along y axis

Z4-4

Z4-2

Z40
3rd order spherical aberration

Z42

Z44