Description:

Fundamentals of optical imaging. Physiological structure of human eye, its geometric and physical properties. Visual perception. Sensitivity of eye. Optical system of human eye. Axes and pupils of eye. Schematic optical models of human eye. Photometric parameters of optical system of eye. Accommodation and aging of eye. Monochromatic and chromatic aberrations of human eye. Resolving power and depth of field. Influence of aberrations on image quality. Contrast sensitivity. Ametropy. Astigmatism. Aphakia. Amblyopy. Physiology of eye movement, methods of eye tracking. Basic principles of binocular and stereoscopic vision.

Contents:

1. Introduction. Fundamentals of optical imaging
2. Physiological structure of human eye, its geometric and physical properties
3. Optical system of human eye.
4. Schematic optical models of human eye
5. Photometric parameters of optical system of eye.
6. Accommodation and aging
7. Monochromatic and chromatic aberrations of human eye
8. Resolving power and depth of field.
9. Influence of aberrations on image quality. Contrast sensitivity.
10. Ametropy.
11. Astigmatism. Aphakia. Amblyopy.
12. Physiology of eye movement, methods of eye tracking.
13. Basic principles of binocular and stereoscopic vision.

Recommended literature:

[1] ATCHISON, D.A., SMITH, G. Optics of the Human Eye. Butterworth Heinemann 2000. ISBN: 0?7506?3775?7.
[2] SYNEK, S., SKORKOVSKÁ, Š. Fyziologie oka a vidění. Grada Publishing, 2 vyd., Praha 2014. ISBN: 978-80-247-3992-2.
[3] KUCHYNKA, P. a kol. Oční lékařství. Grada Publishing, 2 vyd., Praha 2016. ISBN: 978-80-247-5079-8.
[4] ARTAL, P. Handbook of Visual Optics. Vol 1-2. CRC Press, Boca Raton 2017. ISBN: 978-1482237962.
[5] TUNNACLIFE, A.H. Introduction to Visual Optics. ABDO College of Education, 4th ed., London 2012. ISBN: 978-0900099281.
[6] BENJAMIN, W.: Borish's Clinical Refraction. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2ed., London 2006. ISBN: 978-0750675246.
[7] POLÁŠEK, J. Technický sborník oční optiky. Oční optika, Praha 1975. ISBN: 8070131454.
[8] REMINGTON, L.A., GOODWIN, D. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System. Butterworth-Heinemann, 3rd ed., London 2011. ISBN: 978-1437719260.

Keywords:

physiological optics, optics of the human eye, visual system

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar