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Optics of the eye are introduced with a schematic eye. The nature and prevalence of refractive errors are discussed. Optical devices in general and those used to examine the eye are presented, including their design, aberrations, and the ways their performance is measured.
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Azar, D.T., Strauss, L. (2022). Optics of the Eye and Optical Devices. In: Albert, D.M., Miller, J.W., Azar, D.T., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_235
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