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The Mechanism of Accommodation and Presbyopia.

The human eye is a remarkable optical device. In less than a second, a young human eye can accommodate from infinity to closer than 10 cm. Accommodation occurs with minimal effort and can be rapidly repeated with no apparent evidence of fatigue. Unfortunately, maximum accommodation decreases through...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schachar, R. A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : Kugler Publications, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. History of Accomodation and the Steep Profile
  • 2. Mechanism of Accomodation
  • 3. Aspect Ratio of Vertebrate Lenses Predicts Accommodative Amplitude
  • 4. Anatomy and Physiology
  • 5. Experimental Evidence
  • 6. Mathematical Modeling of Accommodation
  • 7. Presbyopia and Age-related Ocular Hypertension
  • 8. Importance of Controlled Studies
  • 9. The Steep Profile: A Fundamental Structure in the Universe
  • 10. Summary.