Overview

This book is divided into a number of short chapters with each chapter dedicated to a single theme. For ease of reference, the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning, and topics with narrower appeal, such as ocular aberrations, are placed towards the end. The book is divided into five sections, covering: basic optical structure of the human eye; image formation and refraction of the eye (including refractive errors of the eye, measurement and correction); interactions between light and the eye, considering transmission, reflection and scatter in the media of the eye and at the fundus; aberrations and retinal image quality; depth of field copics and age related changes in the optics of the eye; the book concludes with four appendices, covering mathematics relating to paraxial optics, aberrations theory and image quality criteria and construction data, optical parameters and the aberrations of a number of schematic eyes.

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Author:   David Atchison ,  George Smith
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.711kg
ISBN:  

9780750637756

ISBN 10:   0750637757
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   29 February 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Basic optical structure of the human eye; The human eye - an overview; Refracting components - cornea and lens; The pupil; Axes of the eye; Paraxial schematic eyes; Section 2: Image formation and refraction; Image formation - the focused paraxial image; Refractice anomalies; Measuring refractive errors; Image formation - the defocused paraxial image; Some optical effects of ophthalmic lenses; Section 3 - Light and the eye; Light and the eye - introduction; Passage of light into the eye; Light level at the retina; Light interaction with the fundus; Section 4 - Aberrations and retinal image quality; Monochromatic aberrations; Monochromatic aberrations of schematic eyes; Chromatic aberrations; Retinal image quality; Section 5 - Miscellaneous; Depth-of-field; The ageing eye; Appendices; A1 Paraxial optics; A2 Introduction to aberration theory; A3 Schematic eyes; A4 Calculation of PSF and OTF from aberrations of an optical system 259; Index.

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. ..here is an excellent reference text for visual scientists, optical manufacturers and designers of devices for visual observation Professor Robert Fletcher , Optical Practitioner, September 2000

.. .here is an excellent reference text for visual scientists, optical manufacturers and designers of devices for visual observation <i>Professor Robert Fletcher</i>, Optical Practitioner, September 2000

.,. here is an excellent reference text for visual scientists, optical manufacturers and designers of devices for visual observation Professor Robert Fletcher, Optical Practitioner, September 2000

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