Relative importance of sources of chromatic refractive error in the human eye
JOSA A, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 730-738 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.27.000730
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Abstract
The relative importance of the various optical elements of the human eye are analyzed to determine which contribute most to the chromatic variance in total refractive power of the eye. The concept of differential dispersion, defined as the change in the difference in index of refraction across a refractive surface with change in wavelength, is used to provide a theoretical tool for this analysis. The theoretical treatment shows that almost all the chromatic effect will be caused by the air–tear interface. Calculations of model eyes are made that support this view. Four model eyes are examined, an emmetropic eye, a hyperopic eye, a myopic eye, and an emmetropic eye accommodating
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OCIS Codes
(080.1010) Geometric optics : Aberrations (global)
(080.2710) Geometric optics : Inhomogeneous optical media
(220.1000) Optical design and fabrication : Aberration compensation
(330.4060) Vision, color, and visual optics : Vision modeling
(330.4460) Vision, color, and visual optics : Ophthalmic optics and devices
ToC Category:
Vision, Color, and Visual Optics
History
Original Manuscript: September 25, 2009
Revised Manuscript: January 11, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 2, 2010
Published: March 15, 2010
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Vol. 5, Iss. 8 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics
Citation
Charles E. Campbell, "Relative importance of sources of chromatic refractive error in the human eye," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 27, 730-738 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-4-730
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