Wavefronts and their propagation in astigmatic optical systems

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 606-612

  Harris, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

astigmatic systems; step along procedure; symplecticity; vergence; wavefront curvature; wavefronts

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICS; VISION; WAVEFRONTS;

ASTIGMATIC SYSTEMS; LINEAR OPTICS; STEP ALONG METHOD; SYMPLECTICITY; VERGENCE; WAVEFRONT CURVATURE;

TISSUE;

ASTIGMATISM; GEOMETRY; LENS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030248075     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199609000-00007     Document Type: Review

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