The wisdom of the eye:
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1. Verfasser: Miller, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: San Diego Academic Press ©2000
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Beschreibung:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
The Wisdom of the Eye is a survey of the major concepts underlying many of the basic sciences related to the human eye and visual brain in one volume, using anecdotes and a minimum of highly technical language to emphasize the important points. This book presents an up-to-date treatment on how the eye and visual system work to help us see, interpret what we see, and communicate what we feel. It also examines how this description of the visual system teaches us more about ourselves. Key Features * Written in a user-friendly style, absent of jargon * Humanizes vision research using anecdotes * Uses many original illustrations and examples to demonstrate concepts * Provides a synthesis of many disciplines including ophthalmology, optometry, and basic science * Presents the visual system consistently in the context of its survival advantages * Covers a wide variety of topics including infant vision, adult retinal image, animal vision, eye injuries, refractive areas, the eye as a transmitter and receiver of information, optical illusions, color, visual awareness, and more
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. The eye: The young eye -- The image of the adult human eye -- Eyes of different animals -- The healing eye -- Refractive errors of the human eye: a sociologic viewpoint -- Eye communication. Part II. The visual brain: Creating visual stories and illusions around the retinal image -- Brain sharpening of the retinal image -- Coloring the retinal image -- Awareness of the retinal image
Using a minimum of technical language, the book explains how the visual system works to help us see, interpret what we see, and communicate what we feel. It shows how the eye and visual brain helped early human societies survive, and also explains the visual system of animals such as eagles, monkeys, tall animals, insects, sculpins, diving birds, and cats
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 169 pages, [40] pages of color plates)
ISBN:0080542689
0124968600
1435601025
9780080542683
9780124968608
9781435601024

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