OPTOM 126 Fundamentals of Visual OpticsOptometry (2009-2010)
Refraction and reflection of light by the surfaces of the eye. Optical properties of emmetropic and ametropic eyes as a function of growth and pupil size and their measurement. Properties of the retinal image including size, blur and quality and their relationship to imperfections of the optics. Light scattered in the eye. Relationships between the retinal image and visual perception. The retinal image and accommodation.
Prerequisites: OPTOM 106, 116; Optometry students only;
Antirequisites: OPTOM 111
Sections For Fall 2009
OPTOM 126 is not held in Fall 2009
Sections For Spring 2009
OPTOM 126 is not held in Spring 2009