Modern Ophthalmic Optics - Physical Foundations and Current Practice

Provides a comprehensive account of the most recent developments in modern ophthalmic optics, including free form technology.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Ophthalmic materials; 2. Surfaces in ophthalmic lenses; 3. Wavefronts and rays; 4. Single vision lenses; 5. The lens-eye system; 6. Aberrations and lens design; 7. Optics of contact and intraocular lenses; 8. Multifocal lenses; 9. Low vision aids and high power lenses; 10. Lens manufacturing and measurement; 11. Filters and coatings; Appendix A. Frames; Appendix B. Introduction to matrix algebra; Appendix C. Introduction to surface geometry; Appendix D. Local dioptric power matrix; Appendix E. Seidel aberrations and Zernike polynomials; Appendix F. Abelès theory of multilayer films; References; Index.

About the author

José Alonso is head of R&D at Indizen Optical Technologies, the company he founded together with Dr D. Crespo and Dr.A. Quiroga. He is also Professor in Optics at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. His research interests are optical metrology and ophthalmic optics, with focus on the design of advanced customized lenses.José A. Gómez-Pedrero is Professor at the College of Optics and Optometry at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid, where he lectures on geometrical optics, ophthalmic optics and digital imaging processing. His current research interests include ophthalmic and visual optics, image processing, computer vision and optical design.Juan A. Quiroga is co-head of R&D at Indizen Optical Technologies. He is also Professor in Optics at the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. His current principal areas of interest are digital image processing techniques applied to optical metrology, with focus in ophthalmic technologies.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Alonso, José Alonso, Jose (Universidad Complutense Alonso, Jose Gomez-Pedrero Alonso, ALONSO JOS, Jose a. Gomez-Pedrero, Jose A. (Universidad Complutense Gomez-Pedrero, Jose Antonio Gomez-Pedrero, José A Gómez-Pedrero, José A. Gómez-Pedrero, Juan A Quiroga, Juan A. Quiroga, Juan Antonio Quiroga
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781107110748
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11074-8
• No. of pages: 562
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Angewandte Optik, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, Applied optics, Optometry / opticians