Print version: Shukla, Aaron V. Clinical optics primer for ophthalmic medical personnel : a guide to laws, formulae, calculations, and clinical applications. Thorofare, New Jersey : SLACK Inc., [2009] viii, 250 pages ; 26 cm ISBN 9781556428999
Includes bibliographical references and index
Metric system -- Basic optical math -- Light, lasers, polarization, interference, and fluorescence -- Speed of light and refractive index -- Snell’s law -- Critical angle -- Total internal reflection -- Types of lenses -- Reflection and mirrors -- Power of lenses -- Vergence equation --Multiple lens systems -- Magnification by lenses -- Prisms and dispersion -- Power of mirrors -- Spherical lenses -- Cylindrical lenses -- Spherocylindrical lenses -- Optical cross -- Conoid of sturm -- Optical system of the human eye -- Refracting power of a curved surface -- Accommodation -- Refractive errors -- Prentice’s rule, decentration, and induced prism -- Spectacle lenses -- Contact lenses.