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Adaptive Optics for Vision Science Principles, Practices, Design, and Applications

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ISBN-10: 0471679410

ISBN-13: 9780471679417

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jason Porter, Hope Queener, Julianna Lin, Karen Thorn, Abdul A. S. Awwal

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Featuring contributions from the foremost researchers in adaptive optics for Vision Science, Adaptive Optics for Vision Science is the only book to provide the fundamentals of adaptive optics along with practical applications. Based on discussions by the members and invitees at a conference of the Center for Adaptive Optics, the book specifically deals with adaptive optics in the vision area.
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Book details

List price: $263.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/18/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

Jason Porter, PhD, is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Rochester's Center for Visual Science in the laboratory of Dr. David R. Williams.Julianna E. Lin, M.Eng, is a member of the Research and Technology Staff for the Xerox Innovation Group at the Wilson Center for Research and Technology in Webster, NY.Hope Marcotte Queener, M.Sc, is an Application Developer at the University of Houston College of Optometry.Karen ThornAbdul Awwal, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Jason Porter, PhD, is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Rochester's Center for Visual Science in the laboratory of Dr. David R. Williams. Julianna E. Lin, M.Eng, is a member of the Research and Technology Staff for the Xerox Innovation Group at the Wilson Center for Research and Technology in Webster, NY. Hope Marcotte Queener, M.Sc, is an Application Developer at the University of Houston College of Optometry. Karen Thorn. Abdul Awwal, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Development of Adaptive Optics in Vision Science and Ophthalmology
Brief History of Aberration Correction in the Human Eye
Applications of Ocular Adaptive Optics
Wavefront Measurement and Correction
Aberration Structure of the Human Eye
Introduction
Location of Monochromatic Aberrations Within the Eye
Temporal Properties of Aberrations: Accommodation and Aging
Chromatic Aberrations
Off-Axis Aberrations
Statistics of Aberrations in Normal Populations
Effects of Polarization and Scatter
Wavefront Sensing and Diagnostic Uses
Wavefront Sensors for the Eye
Optimizing a Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor
Calibration of a Wavefront Sensor
Summary
Wavefront Correctors for Vision Science
Introduction
Principal Components of an AO System
Wavefront Correctors
Wavefront Correctors Used in Vision Science
Performance Predictions for Various Types of Wavefront Correctors
Summary and Conclusion
Control Algorithms
Introduction
Confi guration of Lenslets and Actuators
Infl uence Function Measurement
Spatial Control Command of the Wavefront Corrector
Temporal Control Command of the Wavefront Corrector
Adaptive Optics Software for Vision Research
Introduction
Measuring Wavefront Slope
Aberration Recovery
Correcting Aberrations
Application-Dependent Considerations
Conclusion
Adaptive Optics System Assembly and Integration
Introduction
First-Order Optics of the AO System
Optical Alignment
AO System Integration
System Performance Characterization
Introduction
Strehl Ratio
Calibration Error
Fitting Error
Measurement and Bandwidth Error
Addition of Wavefront Error Terms
Retinal Imaging Applications
Fundamental Properties of the Retina
Shape of the Retina
Two Blood Supplies
Layers of the Fundus
Spectra
Light Scattering
Polarization
Contrast from Directly Backscattered or Multiply Scattered Light
Summary
Strategies for High-Resolution Retinal Imaging
Introduction
Conventional Imaging
Scanning Laser Imaging
OCT Ophthalmoscope
Common Issues for all AO Imaging Systems
Image Postprocessing
Vision Correction Applications
Customized Vision Correction Devices
Contact Lenses
Intraocular Lenses
Customized Corneal Ablation
Introduction
Basics of Laser Refractive Surgery
Forms of Customization
The Excimer Laser Treatment
Biomechanics and Variable Ablation Rate
Effect of the LASIK Flap
Wavefront Technology and Higher Order Aberration Correction
Clinical Results of Excimer Laser Ablation
Summary
From Wavefronts To Refractions
Basic Terminology
Goal of Refraction