Optimal spherical focus in the peripheral retina

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-276

  Charman, W N ^a   Atchison, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Model eyes; Peripheral refraction; Pupil; Retinal image

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; EYE REFRACTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA IMAGE;

ASTIGMATISM; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PUPIL; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETINA;

EID: 42449153160     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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