OPT 5412 Principles of Optics
Four hours of lecture per week. Fundamentals of geometric optics to include the properties of light, reflecting and refracting surfaces, thick and thin lens optics, the optics of mirrors and refractive systems, and the optics of thick and thin prisms. The study of apertures within optical systems. The optics of telescopes and microscopes. The use of catadioptric images to assess the axes, angles, and anatomical structures of the eye. Spherical astigmatic ametropia and the optical correction of spherical astigmatic ametropia. Incidence, distribution, etiology, development, and course of ametropia in humans. An introduction to clinical case analysis will be used to develop critical thinking skills. Case-based approach will be used when possible to integrate theoretical optics with clinical optical applications.
Offered
Fall