Power vectors versus power matrices, and the mathematical nature of dioptric power

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1060-1063

  Harris, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dioptric power matrix; Gauss's equation; Gullstrand's equation; Power vector; Prentice's equation; Transference

Indexed keywords

LENSES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTOR QUANTIZATION;

DIOPTRIC POWER MATRIX; GAUSS'S EQUATION; GULLSTRAND'S EQUATION; POWER VECTOR; PRENTICE'S EQUATION; TRANSFERENCE;

LIGHT REFRACTION;

ASTIGMATISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; LENS POWER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERENCE; VECTOR CONTROL;

ASTIGMATISM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS; OPTOMETRY;

EID: 36649021395     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318157acbb     Document Type: Conference Paper

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