Main description:

Some of the best vision scientists in the world in their respective fields have contributed to chapters in this book. They have expertise in a wide variety of fields, including bioengineering, basic and clinical visual science, medicine, neurophysiology, optometry, and psychology. Their combined efforts have resulted in a high quality book that covers modeling and quantitative analysis of optical, neurosensory, oculomotor, perceptual and clinical systems. It includes only those techniques and models that have such fundamentally strong physiological, control system, and perceptual bases that they will serve as foundations for models and analysis techniques in the future. The book is aimed first towards seniors and beginning graduate students in biomedical engineering, neurophysiology, optometry, and psychology, who will gain a broad understanding of quantitative analysis of the visual system. In addition, it has sufficient depth in each area to be useful as an updated reference and tutorial for graduate and post-doctoral students, as well as general vision scientists.

Contents:

Optical System Models. (a) Cornea: Physiological System Models of the Cornea; J. Ruberti, S. Klyce. (b) Lens and Aging: Models of Lens and Aging; J. Koretz.
Neurosensory System Models. (a) Retina: Anatomy and Physiology of the Retina; R.N.S. Guillory. Intraocular Retinal Prostheses and Related Signal Processing; D. Scribner, et al. Push-Pull Model of Dopamine's Action in the Retina; I. Bodis-Wollner, A. Tzelepi. (b) Visual Cortex: The Laminar Organization of the Visual Cortex; S. Grossberg. Striate Cortical Mechanisms Associated with Voluntary Saccades and Attention; I. Bodis-Wollner.
Oculomotor System Models. (a) Accommodation: Models of Accommodation; G. Hung, et al. (b) Vergence and Accommodation: Models of Vergence and Accommodation-Vergence Interactions; B.-C. Jiang, et al. (c) Eye Tracking: The Saccadic and Smooth Pursuit Systems; J. Pola. Models of Saccade-Vergence Interactions; G. Hung, K. Ciuffreda.
Perceptual System Models. (a) Texture: Psychophysics and Modeling of Texture Segregation; R. Kashi, et al. (b) Motion: Neural Models of Motion Perception; T. Papathomas, et al. (c) Visual Attention: Computational Models of Visual Attention; S. Steinman, B. Steinman. (d) Cognitive Processing: Cognitive Processing and Models of Reading; E. Reichle, K. Rayner. (e) Perceptual Space: Model of Visual Perceptual Space; V. Lakshminarayanan.
Clinical System Models. (a) Vergence Model Parameters and Clinical Vergence Tests: Model-Based Understanding of Clinical Vergence Testing; K. Ciuffreda, G. Hung. (b) Refractive Error Development: Models of Refractive Error Development; G. Hung, K. Ciuffreda. (c) Reading Disability: Models of Reading Disability and Their Implications; H. Solan. (d) Dysfunction: Nystagmus Basics; L. Dell'Osso. Multisensory Feedback Therapy for Oculomotor Dysfunction; K. Ciuffreda, et al.