CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

OPTICS

Image Formation
Image Formation in the Eye
Accommodation
Normal Refraction and Refraction Pathophysiology
Iris and Pupil
Visual Acuity

RETINAL TRANSDUCTION

Retinal Neural Organization
Rod and Cone Function
Hyperpolarization of Primary Photoreceptors by Light
Bipolar Cell Function
Horizontal and Amacrine Cell Function
Ganglion Cells

COLOR VISION

VISUAL PATHWAYS

VISUAL CORTEX

Primary Visual Cortex
Extrastriate Cortex

OTHER VISUAL PATHWAYS