A unified paraxial approach to astigmatic optics

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 480-499

  Harris, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Curvital power; Dioptric power matrix; Dioptric strength; Directional magnification; Divergence; Fundamental optical property; Linear optics; Meridional power; Optical thickness; Polar profiles of power; Positional magnification; Ray transference; Root mean squared power; Torsional power

Indexed keywords

OPTICS; VISION;

ASTIGMATIC OPTICS; OPTOMETRY; VISION SCIENCE;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICS; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; VISION;

ASTIGMATISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTICS;

EID: 0032771546     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199907000-00024     Document Type: Article

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