The depth-of-field of the human eye from objective and subjective measurements

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2039-2049

  Marcos, Susana ^a   Moreno, Esther ^b   Navarro, Rafael ^b  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depth of field; Ocular aberrations; Optical quality; Physiological optics; Stiles Crawford

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; PUPIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032950085     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00317-4     Document Type: Article

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