Adaptive Optics for Vision Science (eBook)

Leading experts present the latest technology and applications in
adaptive optics for vision science

Featuring contributions from the foremost researchers in the field,
Adaptive Optics for Vision Science is the first book devoted
entirely to providing the fundamentals of adaptive optics along
with its practical applications in vision science. The material for
this book stems from collaborations fostered by the Center for
Adaptive Optics, a consortium of more than thirty universities,
government laboratories, and corporations.

Although the book is written primarily for researchers in vision
science and ophthalmology, the field of adaptive optics has strong
roots in astronomy. Researchers in both fields share this
technology and, for this reason, the book includes chapters by both
astronomers and vision scientists.

Following the introduction, chapters are divided into the following
sections:

* Wavefront Measurement and Correction

* Retinal Imaging Applications

* Vision Correction Applications

* Design Examples

Readers will discover the remarkable proliferation of new
applications of wavefront-related technologies developed for the
human eye. For example, the book explores how wavefront sensors
offer the promise of a new generation of vision correction methods
that can deal with higher order aberrations beyond defocus and
astigmatism, and how adaptive optics can produce images of the
living retina with unprecedented resolution.

An appendix includes the Optical Society of America's Standards for
Reporting Optical Aberrations. A glossary of terms and a symbol
table are also included.

Adaptive Optics for Vision Science arms engineers, scientists,
clinicians, and students with the basic concepts, engineering
tools, and techniques needed to master adaptive optics applications
in vision science and ophthalmology. Moreover, readers will
discover the latest thinking and findings from the leading
innovators in the field.