A wide variety of optical instruments exists in which the human eye forms an integral part of the system. This book provides a detailed description of the visual ergonomics of such instruments. The book begins with a section on image formation and basic optical components. The authors then discuss various optical instruments that can be adequately described using geometrical optics, and follow this with a section on diffraction and interference, and the instruments based on these effects. There are separate sections devoted to ophthalmic instruments and aberration theory, with a final section covering visual ergonomics in depth. Containing many problems and solutions, this book will be of great use to undergraduate and graduate students of optometry, optical design, optical engineering, and visual science, and to professionals working in these and related fields.
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'The Eye and Visual Optical Instruments will not become dated quickly and covers a tremendous range of topics ... this book is an outstanding reference work. It is lucid, gives a good feel for important concepts to anyone willing to work through it, and is a gold mine of practical information. It is a must for any appropriate library and will have great longevity ... I recommend it to anyone with an interest in practical optics.' Nigel Douglas, Optics and Photonics News
'Such a comprehensive book should certainly be bought by all optometry and vision science departments and it would not be out of place in psychology libraries. At a price of £35 (for the paperback version) it is just about in the price range of students as well.' Mark Scase, Bulletin of the Applied Vision Association
'What I am looking for in an optics text is a book that simply explains the principle, builds on the basics and provides example, and problems for the student to practice ... The Eye and Visual Optical Insturments fills nearly all these roles admirably ... The language is beautifully clear, economical and complete in expression, and the diagrams are marvelously simple ...'. Andrew Carkeet, New Zealand Optics
'Such a comprehensive book should certainly be bought by all optometry and vision science departments and it would not be out of place in psychology libraries. At a price of £35 (for the paperback version) it is just about in the price range of students as well.' Mark Scase, Bulletin of the Applied Vision Association
'What I am looking for in an optics text is a book that simply explains the principle, builds on the basics and provides example, and problems for the student to practice ... The Eye and Visual Optical Insturments fills nearly all these roles admirably ... The language is beautifully clear, economical and complete in expression, and the diagrams are marvelously simple ...'. Andrew Carkeet, New Zealand Optics
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A wide variety of optical instruments exists in which the human eye forms an integral part of the system. This book provides a detailed description of the visual ergonomics of such instruments. There are separate sections devoted to ophthalmic instruments and aberration theory.
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Landmark text on the topic,
By Dr Andrew Carkeet (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Eye and Visual Optical Instruments (Paperback)
I am a researcher in the field of visual optics. I first obtained a copy of this book nearly 5 years ago, when I was a lecturer at the University of Auckland. I thought the book was excellent then and the subsequent passage of time has reinforced my view. I refer to my copy constantly. When I am dealing with a new and complicated topic as part of my work my first instinct is to check if Smith and Atchison have anything to say on the topic, and I'm usually rewarded. They nearly always provide good introductory material and analytical tools. The book contains very basic level material which is suitable for undergraduates in the area of clinical optics and develops these concepts to postgrad and research levels. The section on aberrations is extremely useful, although it does not use the Zernike polynomials that have become popular in the last few years, it has still allowed me to do useful analysis of my data. I have also found the sections on optical quality calculations extremely useful, and the appendices on schematic eyes are the most complete I've come across in the literature. I look forward to many subsequent editions of this text. An excellent book for researchers and students.
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Good for Ophthalmic Optics,
By Mark King (Melbourne, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book has good content, particularly for ophthalmic optics. The description of optical aberrations is useful. However, the treatment of paraxial optics is confusing. The authors should avoid the use of symbols that are not writeable (e.g. Cyrillic), and obscure Greek letters. All in all, a useful book.
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In this chapter, we will introduce the concept of an image forming system in its most general sense. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paraxial refraction equation, positive power lenses, image vergence, visual optical instruments, paraxial transfer equation, negative power lenses, cardinal point positions, wave aberration polynomial, diffraction limited point spread function, back principal point, biocular systems, ray trace equations, wave aberration function, closest working distance, general lens system, intermediate image position, inverse telephoto lenses, lens relay system, visual collimators, defocus calculations, effective entrance pupil, ray trace results, surface asphericity, pupil matching, coma flare Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In this chapter, we will introduce the concept of an image forming system in its most general sense. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paraxial refraction equation, positive power lenses, image vergence, visual optical instruments, paraxial transfer equation, negative power lenses, cardinal point positions, wave aberration polynomial, diffraction limited point spread function, back principal point, biocular systems, ray trace equations, wave aberration function, closest working distance, general lens system, intermediate image position, inverse telephoto lenses, lens relay system, visual collimators, defocus calculations, effective entrance pupil, ray trace results, surface asphericity, pupil matching, coma flare Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Pergamon Press, Clinical Visual Optics, Optometric Instrumentation, Principles of Optics, Aberrations of Optical Systems, Academic Press, Adam Hilger, Schott Glaswerke, The Lummer-Brodhun, The Professional Press, The Smith New!
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- Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light by Max Born on 5 pages
- Clinical Visual Optics, 3e by Ronald B. Rabbetts MSc SMSA FBCOptom DCLP on 5 pages
- Optometric Instrumentation by David B. Henson on 4 pages
- Geometrical and Physical Optics (A Longman text) by Richard Samuel Longhurst on 4 pages
- Aberrations of Optical Systems (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by W.T Welford on page 46, page 646, and page 694
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