Geometric, Physical, and Visual Optics / Edition 2

by Michael P. Keating PhD

Overview

Completely revised and updated, you will benefit from new and rewritten sections on: axial magnification

Jackson Cross Cylinder tests

retinoscopy reflex motions

field of view

the optics of indirect ophthalmoscopy

optical aberrations

diffractive lenses

the Doppler shift

lasers and the similarities and differences of Gaussian laser beams versus the propagation of light from a point source

plus, a new appendix on angles and basic trigonometry.

Although not a matrix optics text, matrices are used extensively in the chapters on spherical systems and off-axis aspects of astigmatism. In particular, the matrix treatment of astigmatism serves as a foundation for the recently developed, much improved statistical techniques that deal with refractive corrections and astigmatism in all its aspects.

* Emphasizes conceptual understanding and development of optical intuition * Uses the vergence-dioptric power-wavefront approach * Helpful review for optometry boards and qualifying examinations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750672627
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	11/06/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Optics, Light, and Vision; The Geometric Behavior Of Light; Optical Objects and Images; Thin Lenses and Ray Diagrams; Thin Lens Equations; Thin Lens Eye Models; Single Spherical Refracting Interfaces; Plane Refracting Interfaces and Reduced Systems; Lenses Revisited; Astigmatism: On Axis; Prisms; Prism Properties Of Lenses; Prism and Dioptric Power In Off-Axis Meridians; Reflection; The Gauss System; System Matrices; Angular Magnification; Spectacle Magnification and Relative Spectacle Magnification; Stops and Related Effects; Aberrations; Waves and Superposition; Diffraction; Scattering, Absorption, Dispersion, and Polarization; Emission, Absorption, Photons, and Lasers; Spatial Distribution Of Optical Information; Appendix A: Trigonometry Review; Appendix B: Basic Matrix Algebra