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Schwartz, Steven. Geometrical and Visual Optics, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.

Geometrical and Visual Optics, Second Edition

Authors: Steven Schwartz

Published:  July 2013 Pages: 369

eISBN: 9780071790833 | ISBN: 9780071790826
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Basic Terms and Concepts
  • Sources, Light Rays, and Pencils
  • Vergence
  • Refraction and Snell’s Law
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 2. Refraction at Spherical Surfaces
  • Converging and Diverging Spherical Surfaces
  • A Word on Sign Conventions
  • Primary and Secondary Focal Points
  • A Very Handy Formula
  • Image Formation by Spherical Surfaces
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 3. The Vergence Relationship
  • More on Vergence
  • Linear Sign Convention
  • Vergence Relationship
  • Sample Problems
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 4. Thin Lenses
  • Ray Tracing
  • Vergence Relationship
  • Newton’s Relation
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 5. Optical Systems with Multiple Surfaces
  • Multiple Thin Lens Systems
  • Virtual Objects
  • Thick Lenses
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 6. Thick Lenses
  • Definitions
  • Back and Front Vertex Power
  • Equivalent Lenses
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 7. Ametropia
  • Myopia
  • Hyperopia
  • Lens Effectivity
  • Correction of Ametropia with Laser and Surgical Procedures
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 8. Accommodation
  • Vergence Relationship for Accommodation
  • Accommodation in Ametropia
  • Near Point of Accommodation
  • Accommodation when Ametropia is Corrected with Spectacles
  • Correction of Presbyopia
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 9. Cylindrical Lenses and the Correction of Astigmatism
  • Lens Crosses
  • Lens Formulae/Prescriptions
  • Image Formation: Point Sources
  • Image Formation: Extended Sources
  • Power in an Oblique Meridian of a Cylindrical Lens
  • Astigmatism: Definitions and Classifications
  • Jackson Crossed-Cylinder Test
  • Spherical Equivalency
  • What Does a Person with Astigmatism See?
  • Summary
  • References
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 10. Prisms
  • Thick and Thin Prisms
  • Prism Diopters
  • Prismatic Effects of Lenses
  • Clinical Applications
  • Summary
  • Reference
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 11. Depth of Field
  • Blur Circles, Visual Acuity, and Pinholes
  • Diffraction Caused by Apertures
  • Depth of Field and Depth of Focus
  • Hyperfocal Distance
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 12. Magnification and Low Vision Devices
  • Angular Magnification Produced by Plus Lenses
  • Use of Plus Lenses for Low Vision
  • Electronic Magnifiers for Near
  • Telescopes
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 13. Retinal Image Size
  • Spectacle Magnification
  • Retinal Image Size in Uncorrected Ametropia
  • Retinal Image Size in Corrected Ametropia
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 14. Reflection
  • Ray Tracing: Concave, Convex, and Plane Mirrors
  • Power of Mirrors
  • The Vergence Relationship
  • Reflections and Antireflection Coatings
  • Purkinje Images
  • Corneal Topography
  • Summary
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • 15. Aberrations
  • The Paraxial Assumption and Seidel Aberrations
  • Wavefront Sensing and Adaptive Optics
  • Chromatic Aberration
  • Summary
  • References
  • Self-Assessment Problems
  • Answers to Self-Assessment Problems
  • Chapter 1: Basic Terms and Concepts
  • Chapter 2: Refraction at Spherical Surfaces
  • Chapter 3: The Vergence Relationship
  • Chapter 4: Thin Lenses
  • Chapter 5: Optical Systems with Multiple Surfaces
  • Chapter 6: Thick Lenses
  • Chapter 7: Ametropia
  • Chapter 8: Accommodation
  • Chapter 9: Cylindrical Lenses and the Correction of Astigmatism
  • Chapter 10: Prisms
  • Chapter 11: Depth of Field
  • Chapter 12: Magnification and Low Vision Devices
  • Chapter 13: Retinal Image Size
  • Chapter 14: Reflection
  • Chapter 15: Aberrations
  • 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
  • Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration
  • Lateral (Transverse) Chromatic Aberration
  • Practice Examinations
  • Practice Examination 1
  • Practice Examination 2
  • Answers to Practice Examinations
  • Practice Examination 1
  • Practice Examination 2
  • Index