Atchison, David, BScOptom, MScOptom, PhD, GradCertEd, FAAO (Associat, Smith, George, BSc MSc PhD FRCOphth (Department of Optometry and Vis

Optics of the Human Eye

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Divided into 5 sections, this book covers: basic optical structure of the human eye; image formation and refraction of the eye; 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; and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: B978-0-7506-3775-6.X5001-9
• 2000.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 13mm x 178mm x 254mm
• Gewicht: 606g
• ISBN-13: 9780750637756
• ISBN-10: 0750637757
• Artikelnr.: 09562895

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Rezensionen

"...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