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Annual Review of Vision Science

Volume 1, 2015

Image Formation in the Living Human Eye

Abstract

The human eye is a relatively simple optical instrument that imposes the first performance limits on the visual system. This review describes the main optical properties of the eye: geometric image formation, aberrations, and intraocular scattering. The article also discusses the sources of optical degradations and their impact on visual performance.

Keyword(s): aberrations, intraocular scatter, optics, retinal image, spatial vision
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2015-11-24
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