Depth-of-focus of the human eye: Theory and clinical implications

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Wang, Bin ^a   Ciuffreda, Kenneth J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Blur; Depth of focus; Lens design; Optics; Refraction; Refractive surgery; Retinocortical disease

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST; DEPTH OF FOCUS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; LUMINANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REFRACTION INDEX; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETINA; REVIEW; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 30544436245     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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