The Eye and Visual Optical Instruments [Paperback]

Comprehensive textbook on the design and visual ergonomics of optical instruments.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.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.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.Preface; Part I. General Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. Image formation and ray tracing; 3. Paraxial theory of refracting systems; 4. Paraxial theory of reflecting systems; 5. Non-Gaussian optics; 6. Lens types and image formation; 7. Mirror types and image formation; 8. Prisms; 9. Aperture stops, pupils, field lenses, and field stops; 10. Defocus, depth-of-field and focussing techniques; 11. Optical metrology; 12. Photometry of optical systems; Part II. Geometrical Optical Instrumenl³¨