Lecture 5 - Physical And Optical Characteristics Of Ophthalmic Lenses Flashcards
What will alter the properties of light striking through it in a predictable way?
An optical system (a lens)
The altered property from an optical system
Vergence
Measures the degree of converging or diverging of a light wave at a given point in space
Vergence
Vergence characterizes the curvature of a wavefront of light in what?
Air
Diverging light has what kind of vergence?
Negative
Converging light has what kind of vergence?
Positive
Img Vergence equation
Img Vergence = obj vergence + power
V=U+P
Point img that is exiting light with a positive vergence
Real img
Point img that is exiting light with a negative vergence
Virtual img
Point obj that is incident light with a negative vergence
Real obj
Point obj that is incident light with a positive vergence
Virtual obj
Definition is incident rays are close to the optical axis, which yields point img’s for point obj’s
Paraxial Approximation
Line joining the centers of curvatures of the 2 surfaces of a lens
Optical axis
What does the optical axis pass through?
Lens at the optical center
Optical axis is perpendicular to what?
Each surface, so light passing through the axis is undeviated
Axis perpendicular to the muscle plane around which the eye rotates when acted on
Axis of rotation
Change in vergence of light that occurs at different points along its path (related to vertex distance)
Lens effectivity
2 lenses have the same effective power if what?
They form a real or virtual img of an obj at the same point (usually far point of the eye)
Rays on the periphery, far from the optical axis
Marginal rays
Rays in close proximity to the optical axis
Paraxial rays
Limits on an optical system’s field of view
Stops
Physical entity that limits the amount of light passing into an optical system when viewing an object
Aperture stop
Does an aperture stop have to be an actual aperture?
No; it can be like an actual aperture, like a camera or another physical element, like the edge of a lens
Limits the size of the object that can be imaged by the system
Field stop (it works with aperture stops)