Offers students with all the basic science concepts necessary for courses in visual perception. This edition has been expanded to include recent advances in the field of visual perception. The book covers all topics relevant to monocular visual perception.
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Editorial Reviews
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From reviews of the first and second editions:
"Read Visual Perception by Steven Schwartz, OD… a great tool for preparing for the boards… easy to read…. These topics are particularly tough…. Schwartz does a good job of explaining them in a concise manner… many successful Berkeley test-takers swear by this book!"
—The Berkeley Guide 2002
"Read Visual Perception by Steven Schwartz, OD… a great tool for preparing for the boards… easy to read…. These topics are particularly tough…. Schwartz does a good job of explaining them in a concise manner… many successful Berkeley test-takers swear by this book!"
—The Berkeley Guide 2002
"The author is… extremely qualified to write from a perspective combining basic vision science with clinical applications…. An excellent textbook for classes on visual perception for ophthalmologic clinicians... a detailed account of current methods in the assessment of the visual system, and... very enjoyable reading."
Janet P. Szlyk, PhD
—4 stars from Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal
"…an approachable introduction to the psychology and physiology of visual perception…. Schwartz’s style is clear and explanatory… avoids confusing or unsupported statements and unnecessary mathematics."
Michael Harrad, MRCP, FRCOphth
—Perception
This leading text provides a solid foundation for courses in visual perception. Featuring hundreds of drawings and photos, it covers the mechanisms and assessment of visual perception for ophthalmologic clinicians and psychologists, in reader-friendly fashion. Perfect for preparation for board exams, Visual Perception treats all topics relevant to monocular visual perception—visual development, color vision, retinal and cortical physiology, and more. It includes chapters on adaptation, photometry, spatial and temporal vision, motion perception, psychophysical and electrophysiological methodology, and higher-order cortical processing. Written by an optometrist/scientist, Visual Perception artfully blends basic vision science with clinical applications and—
*Covers all key topics on monocular sensory processes
*Instructs beginning-level clinicians and psychologists in visual perceptual processes and the noninvasive techniques that assess them
*Uses physiologically based models
*Teaches with plentiful illustrations
*Provides a wealth of self-assessment questions (with answers)
*Offers excellent references, current and from leaders in each subfield
NEW IN THIS EDITION
*New and updated illustrations
*Latest research findings
*162 multiple-choice practice questions (with answers)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Steven H. Schwartz, OD, PhD (State College of Optometry, State University of New York, New York; Formerly of Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee)
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This review is from: Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation (Hardcover)
Kudos to Dr. Schwartz for writing such a swell text. This book takes complicated subjects and condenses them into an easy afternoon read. If you read this book before taking Part I of NBEO, you'll greatly increase your chances of passing. The text essentially summarizes a significant number of concepts NBEO writes questions about. Thanks Doc Schwartz!
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I am a 2nd year optometry student, and have only read chaps. 1-3 and 12 so far. It is very good. It explains concepts in a way that makes them very easy to comprehend. The writing overall is very good for such dry material. I would have given the book 5 stars if the figures were in color.
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In optometry school, and this book is pretty interesting and very easy to read. Great book, very useful for boards.
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The neurons that constitute the visual system are organized to analyze and process an enormous amount of information. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magno neurons, minimum detectable acuity, photochromatic interval, scotopic lumens, temporal summation period, temporally modulated stimulus, magno pathway, parvo neurons, photopic system, scotopic system, parvo pathway, quantal absorptions, magno cells, descending limits, binocular cortical neurons, parvo cells, photopic luminosity function, protanomalous trichromat, ascending limits, suprathreshold pulses, parvo system, magno system, higher visual centers, dot kinematograms, dark adaptation curve Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The neurons that constitute the visual system are organized to analyze and process an enormous amount of information. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magno neurons, minimum detectable acuity, photochromatic interval, scotopic lumens, temporal summation period, temporally modulated stimulus, magno pathway, parvo neurons, photopic system, scotopic system, parvo pathway, quantal absorptions, magno cells, descending limits, binocular cortical neurons, parvo cells, photopic luminosity function, protanomalous trichromat, ascending limits, suprathreshold pulses, parvo system, magno system, higher visual centers, dot kinematograms, dark adaptation curve Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Self-Assessment Questions, John Wiley, Scientific American Library, Van Essen, Academic Press, Color Science, Contralateral Ipsilateral, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, Soc Lond, Vision Res, Father Normal, One Flash Seen, Position Position, University of Chicago Press New!
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- Eye, Brain, and Vision (Scientific American Library) by David H. Hubel on 6 pages
- Color Vision by Leo M. Hurvich on page 113, page 115, and Back Matter
- Color in Business, Science, and Industry. THIRD EDITION (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics) by Deane B. Judd on page 122, page 126, and Back Matter
- Visual Perception: The Neurophysiological Foundations by Lothar Spillmann on page 134, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Human Color Vision by Peter K Kaiser on page 34, page 101, and Back Matter
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- Visual Science and Engineering (Optical Science and Engineering) by Kelly on page 354, and page 355
- Primary Visual Cortex in Primates (Cerebral Cortex) VOL. 10 by Alan Peters on page 358, and page 411
- Peripheral Vision: Detecting the Weak Signals That Will Make or Break Your Company by George S. Day on page 216, and Back Matter
- Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation by Steven Schwartz in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Mind's New Science: A History of the Cognitive Revolution by Howard E. Gardner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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