Vision : how it works and what can go wrong /
Dowling, John E.,
Vision : how it works and what can go wrong / John E. Dowling and Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. - 1 online resource (xx, 204 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Visual pathways, eye development, and retinal organization : visual deficits and blindness -- Focusing light--cornea and lens : refractive errors, dry eye, and cataracts -- Capturing light--the photoreceptors : retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration -- Analyzing the visual image--the retina : glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy -- Beyond the retina--lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex : amblyopia -- Higher-level processing and visual perception : blindsight -- Looking back and forward.
"Over the past fifty years, enormous progress has been made in understanding visual mechanisms and treating eye disorders. And yet the scientist is not always aware of the latest clinical advances and the clinician is often not up to date on the basic scientific discoveries. Writing in nontechnical language, John and Joseph Dowling, a neuroscientist and an ophthalmologist, examine vision from both perspectives, providing concise descriptions of basic visual mechanisms and related clinical abnormalities. Thus, an account of the photoreceptors is followed by a consideration of retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration; an explanation of the retina's function is followed by details of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. The authors begin with the cornea and lens, which project an image on the light-sensitive elements inside the eye, the photoreceptors, and how that process can be compromised by such disorders as cataracts and corneal disease. They go on to describe, among other things, how the photoreceptors capture light; retinal and visual cortical anatomy and physiology; and higher level visual processing that leads to perception. Cortical disorders such as amblyopia are discussed as well as specific deficits such as the inability to recognize faces, colors, or moving objects. Finally, they survey the evolution of our knowledge of vision, and speculate about future advances"--MIT CogNet.
English.
9780262333566 (electronic bk.) 0262333562 (electronic bk.) (hardcover alkaline paper) (hardcover alkaline paper) 9780262536622 0262536625
22573/ctt1bc19gn JSTOR 10628 MIT Press 9780262333566 MIT Press
2015039901
Vision--Popular works.
Eye--Physiology--Popular works.
Ophthalmology--Popular works.
Eye--Diseases--Popular works.
Vision.
Eye--Diseases.
Ophthalmology--Diseases--Popular works.
Vision, Ocular
Vision, Ocular--physiology
Eye Diseases
Vision--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Œil--Physiologie--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Ophtalmologie--Maladies--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Œil--Maladies--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Vision.
Œil--Maladies.
sight (sense)
MEDICAL--Physiology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Eye--Diseases.
Eye--Physiology.
Ophthalmology.
Vision.
NEUROSCIENCE/Visual Neuroscience NEUROSCIENCE/General BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
Electronic books.
QP475.5 / .D69 2016
612.8/4
2016 F-550 WW 103
Vision : how it works and what can go wrong / John E. Dowling and Joseph L. Dowling, Jr. - 1 online resource (xx, 204 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Visual pathways, eye development, and retinal organization : visual deficits and blindness -- Focusing light--cornea and lens : refractive errors, dry eye, and cataracts -- Capturing light--the photoreceptors : retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration -- Analyzing the visual image--the retina : glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy -- Beyond the retina--lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex : amblyopia -- Higher-level processing and visual perception : blindsight -- Looking back and forward.
"Over the past fifty years, enormous progress has been made in understanding visual mechanisms and treating eye disorders. And yet the scientist is not always aware of the latest clinical advances and the clinician is often not up to date on the basic scientific discoveries. Writing in nontechnical language, John and Joseph Dowling, a neuroscientist and an ophthalmologist, examine vision from both perspectives, providing concise descriptions of basic visual mechanisms and related clinical abnormalities. Thus, an account of the photoreceptors is followed by a consideration of retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration; an explanation of the retina's function is followed by details of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. The authors begin with the cornea and lens, which project an image on the light-sensitive elements inside the eye, the photoreceptors, and how that process can be compromised by such disorders as cataracts and corneal disease. They go on to describe, among other things, how the photoreceptors capture light; retinal and visual cortical anatomy and physiology; and higher level visual processing that leads to perception. Cortical disorders such as amblyopia are discussed as well as specific deficits such as the inability to recognize faces, colors, or moving objects. Finally, they survey the evolution of our knowledge of vision, and speculate about future advances"--MIT CogNet.
English.
9780262333566 (electronic bk.) 0262333562 (electronic bk.) (hardcover alkaline paper) (hardcover alkaline paper) 9780262536622 0262536625
22573/ctt1bc19gn JSTOR 10628 MIT Press 9780262333566 MIT Press
2015039901
Vision--Popular works.
Eye--Physiology--Popular works.
Ophthalmology--Popular works.
Eye--Diseases--Popular works.
Vision.
Eye--Diseases.
Ophthalmology--Diseases--Popular works.
Vision, Ocular
Vision, Ocular--physiology
Eye Diseases
Vision--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Œil--Physiologie--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Ophtalmologie--Maladies--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Œil--Maladies--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Vision.
Œil--Maladies.
sight (sense)
MEDICAL--Physiology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Eye--Diseases.
Eye--Physiology.
Ophthalmology.
Vision.
NEUROSCIENCE/Visual Neuroscience NEUROSCIENCE/General BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Popular works.
Electronic books.
QP475.5 / .D69 2016
612.8/4
2016 F-550 WW 103