Adaptive Optics for Visual Simulation. (23rd December 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fernández, Enrique Josua
• Other Names: Kivshar Y. S. Academic Editor.; Soma V. R. Academic Editor.; Tsuji Y. Academic Editor.; Yu S. F. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: ISRN optics. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-12-23
• Subjects: Optics -- Periodicals; Optics; Periodicals; 535
• DOI: 10.5402/2012/104870
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-7826

Abstract

Abstract : A revision of the current state-of-the-art adaptive optics technology for visual sciences is provided. The human eye, as an optical system able to generate images onto the retina, exhibits optical aberrations. Those are continuously changing with time, and they are different for every subject. Adaptive optics is the technology permitting the manipulation of the aberrations, and eventually their correction. Across the different applications of adaptive optics, the current paper focuses on visual simulation. These systems are capable of manipulating the ocular aberrations and simultaneous visual testing though the modified aberrations on real eyes. Some applications of the visual simulators presented in this work are the study of the neural adaptation to the aberrations, the influence of aberrations on accommodation, and the recent development of binocular adaptive optics visual simulators allowing the study of stereopsis.