Clinical optics primer for ophthalmic medical personnel a guide to laws, formulae, calculations, and clinical applications / Aaron V. Shukla.

Author/creator Shukla, Aaron V., 1950-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoThorofare, NJ : SLACK Inc.,
Descriptionviii, 250 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Physiological optics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Ophthalmic assistants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Refractive Errors--diagnosis. --Problems and Exercises.
Contact Lenses--Problems and Exercises.
Eyeglasses--Problems and Exercises.
Ophthalmic Assistants--Problems and Exercises.
Ophthalmology--methods. --Problems and Exercises.
Vision Disorders--Problems and Exercises.

Contents Metric system -- Basic optical math -- Light, lasers, polarization, interference, and fluorescence -- Speed of light and refractive index -- Snell's law -- Critical angle -- Total internal reflection -- Types of lenses -- Reflection and mirrors -- Power of lenses -- Vergence equation --Multiple lens systems -- Magnification by lenses -- Prisms and dispersion -- Power of mirrors -- Spherical lenses -- Cylindrical lenses -- Spherocylindrical lenses -- Optical cross -- Conoid of sturm -- Optical system of the human eye -- Refracting power of a curved surface -- Accommodation -- Refractive errors -- Prentice's rule, decentration, and induced prism -- Spectacle lenses -- Contact lenses.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008046243
ISBN9781556428999 (alk. paper)
ISBN1556428995 (alk. paper)

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