商品簡介
An examination of how the eyes capture an image and convert it to the neural messages that result in visual experience. The author avoids the specialized vocabulary of opticians, optometrists, and other specialists to make the material as accessible as possible to a wide audience. Specific topics include retinal organization, how photoreceptors work, cone pathways, cell types, and informing the brain. Includes numerous color illustrations and some color photographs to aid in the explication of this complex subject. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
作者簡介
Robert W. Rodieck, at the time of his death in 2003, was Bishop Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington.