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Chapter 20: Optics & Refraction

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new window Figure 20-1: Refraction of light as it enters a transparent medium of higher refractive index n′
new window Figure 20-2: Example of the laws of reflection and refraction.
new window Figure 20-3: Example of the critical angle.
new window Figure 20-4: Illustration of three rays traced in trigonometric ray tracing.
new window Figure 20-5: Algebraic thin lens approximations. All lengths in meters.
new window Figure 20-6: Description of a thick lens in Gaussian optics.
new window Figure 20-7: Ray tracing through plus and minus lenses.
new window Figure 20-8: Chromatic aberration of lenses.
new window Figure 20-9: Spherical aberration of a biconvex lens.
new window Figure 20-10: A planocylindrical lens with axis in the horizontal meridian.
new window Figure 20-11Top: Illustration of prism base notation. Bottom: Illustration of cylinder axis notation.
new window Figure 20-12: The conoid of Sturm, formed by light refracted by an astigmatic lens.
new window Figure 20-13: Cross diagram and equivalent combinations, including longhand notations, for a spherocylindrical lens.
new window Figure 20-14: Calibration of prisms. Glass prisms and spectacle prisms are calibrated according to the Prentice position, whereas plastic prisms are calibrated according to the position of minimum deviation.
new window Figure 20-15: Example of the prism as used in ophthalmology.
new window Figure 20-16: Power of a prism in prism diopters.
new window Figure 20-17: The Fresnel prism.
new window Figure 20-18: The reduced schematic eye.
new window Figure 20-19: The optical system of the eye, illustrating the three-lens concept.
new window Figure 20-20: Snellen block E.
new window Figure 20-21: Spherical refractive errors as determined by the position of the secondary focal point with respect to the retina.
new window Figure 20-22: Types of regular astigmatism as determined by the positions of the two focal lines with respect to the retina.
new window Figure 20-23: Types of astigmatism as determined by the orientation of the principal meridians and the orientation of the correcting cylinder axis.
new window Figure 20-24: The retinoscopic reflex.
new window Figure 20-25: Movement of the retinoscopic reflex.
 
 
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