Full Description
The acclaimed introductory text to geometrical and visual optics --- now in full color
Doody's Core Titles for 2022!
Geometrical and Visual Optics, Third Edition is a rigorous, yet approachable text that expertly combines basic optics with clinical application in a way that brings key optometry topics to life. It is meant to be a concise and user-friendly resource for clinicians as they begin their study of optics, and as they eventually prepare for licensing examinations. The book emphasizes optical concepts and problem-solving skills that underlie contemporary clinical eye care, and because of its clinical utility, a vergence approach is stressed.
FEATURES:
3 complete practice exams, totaling 122 questions
200+ end-of-chapter self-assessment problems with detailed worked-out solutions
Full-color figures and clinical highlights
Learning Objectives appear at the beginning of each chapter
Color highlighted summaries, sample problems, and tables
Summary and list of formulas appear at the end of each chapter
NEW CHAPTER on lens thickness; and prism coverage has been expanded to include vertical imbalance
In-depth coverage of geometrical and visual optics spans the full spectrum of topics, from refraction at spherical surfaces, to thin and thick lenses, to depth of field, ametropia, magnification, retinal image size, and reflection
Primary emphasis is on core concepts, with a minimum of formulas and superfluous mathematics
Contents
1. Basic Terms and Concepts
2. Refraction at Spherical Surfaces
3. The Vergence Relationship
4. Thin Lenses
5. Optical Systems with Multiple Surfaces
6. Thick Lenses
7. Ametropia
8. Accommodation
9. Cylindrical Lenses and the Correction of Astigmatism
10. Prisms
11. Depth of Field
12. Magnification and Low Vision Devices
13. Retinal Image Size
14. Reflection
15. Aberrations
Answers to Self-Assessment Problems
Appendix A: Entrance and Exit Pupils of Telescopes
Appendix B: Location of Purkinje Image III
Appendix C: Fluid Lenses
Appendix D: Javal's Rule
Appendix E: Derivation of the Paraxial Relationship
Appendix F: Correction of Chromatic Aberration
Practice Examinations
Answers to Practice Examinations
