A generalization of Prentice's law for lenses with arbitrary refracting surfaces

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 514-520

  Gomez Pedrero J A ^a   Alonso, J ^a   Canabal, H ^a   Bernabeu, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MATHEMATICS; OPTICS; REFRACTION, OCULAR;

EID: 0344625431     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(98)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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