The optical design of the human eye: A critical review

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-18

  Navarro, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Design principles; Eye models; Human eye's optical design; Ocular aberrations; Optical quality of the eye

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049084599     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3921/joptom.2009.3     Document Type: Review

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