Clinical Vision Science : A Concise Guide to Numbers, Laws, and Formulas /: A Concise Guide to Numbers, Laws, and Formulas. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gunnar Schmidtmann.
• Authors: Schmidtmann, Gunnar
• Contents: Basics .- Trigonometry.- Angular Measures.- Degree to Radians.- Radians to Degree.- The Metric System.- International System of Units.- Important Units.- Physical Optics.- Nature of Light.- Reflection.- Reflection on plane surfaces.- Reflection on curved surfaces.- Important equations.- Refraction.- Refractive Index.- Snell's Law.- Total Internal Reflection.- Refraction by Prisms.- Refraction on curved surfaces.- Important equations.- Step along method.- The power of a lens system.- Thick Lenses .- Photometry.- Flat angles.- Solid angles.- Inverse Square Law.- Cosine Law.- Optical Instruments.- Camera.- Magnification - The Simple Magnifier.- Entrance and Exit Pupils.- Visual Optics & Ophthalmic Lenses.- Calculating the Sag.- Lens meter equation.- Toric Transposition.- Astigmatism & Cylindrical Lenses.- Toric Lenses.- Oblique Crossed Cylinders.- Accommodation & Vergence.- Accommodation.- Vergence.- Prisms.- Prism Dioptre.- Prism Notation.- Prentice Rule.- The prismatic effect of a sphero-cylindrical lens.- Ophthalmic Lenses.- Types of Lenses.- Lens Materials.- Dispersion and Abbe Number.- Transverse Chromatic Aberration.- Eye Models.- Gullstrand's Reduced Schematic Eye.- Gullstrand's Simplified Schematic Eye.- Gullstrand's Exact Schematic Eye.- Retinal Blur Circle.- Spectacle Magnification.- Visual Perception.- Visual Acuity.- Contrast.- Weber Contrast.- Michelson Contrast.- Root Mean Square (RMS) Contrast.- Sensation & Perception.- Weber's Law.- Fechner's Law.- Steven's Power Law.- Ricco's Law.- Bloch's Law.- Piper's Law.- Ocular Anatomy.- The Anatomy of the Orbit.- The Anatomy of the Eye.- The external Eye & Eye Muscles.- The internal Eye & Retina.- Ocular Diseases & Ocular Pharmacology.- Summary of Common Ocular Diseases.- List of Common Drugs, Dosages, Indications & Contraindications.- Clinical Procedures.- Direct Ophthalmoscopy.- Retinoscopy.- Subjective Refraction.- Fan & Block.- Jackson Cross Cylinder Technique.- Near Vision & Accommodation.- Distance and Near Acuity Chart.- Binocular Vision & Orthoptics.- Definitions: Eso, Exo, Hypo, Hyper.- Phoria vs Tropia.- Extraocular Muscles.- Directions of maximal action for Extrocular Muscles.- Primary and secondary actions.- Adduction.- Abduction.- Incyclo.- Excyclo.- Hering's Law.- Sherrington's Law.- Sheard's Criterion.- Cranial Nerves and Eye Muscles.- Cover-Uncover & Alternate Cover Test.- Hess Chart interpretation.- Difference between Concomitance and Incomitance.- Order of Muscle Sequelae.- Assessment of Motor Fusion.- Prism Corrections.- Crossed and Uncrossed Diplopia.- Bielschowsky Head Tilt Test.- Diagnostic Techniques.- Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy.- Diffuse Illumination.- Sclerotic Scatter.- Direct Illumination.- Indirect Illumination.- Retro Illumination.- Specular Reflection.- Mire Reverse.- Van Herick's Technique.- Gonioscopy.- Keratometry.- Tonometry.- Perimetry.- Contact Lenses.- Keratometry and Contact lenses.- Contact Lens Materials.- Calculations.- Base Curve.- Diameter.- Back Vertex Power.- Fitting & Assessment of Contact Lenses.- Low Vision.- Assessment of Visual Function.- Assessment of Function Vision.- Magnification.- Field of View.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (159 pages)
• Subjects: Medicine; Ophthalmology; Lasers; Photonics; Science -- Optics; Optical physics; Medical -- Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030353407
• Related ISBNs: 9783030353391
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