Adlers Physiology of the Eye

Written and designed to enhance your understanding of ocular function, structure, and anatomy, Adler's Physiology of the Eye is a classic, best-selling text that makes critical information easier to learn and retain. The fully revised 12th Edition continues the successful Adler’s approach that connects basic science and clinical aspects in a user-friendly, highly visual format-ideal for study, review, and exam preparation. It captures the latest molecular, genetic, and biochemical discoveries and offers you unparalleled knowledge and insight into the physiology of the eye and its structures. INDICE: SECTION 1 FOCUSING OF AN IMAGE ON THE RETINA 1 Optics 2 Refraction 3 Accommodation SECTION 2 PHYSIOLOGY OF OPTICAL MEDIA 4 Cornea and Sclera 5 Lens 6 Vitreous SECTION 3 DIRECTION OF GAZE 7 The Extra Ocular Muscles 8 Three-Dimensional Rotations of the Eye 9 Neural Control of Eye Movements SECTION 4 NUTRITION OF THE EYE 10 Ocular Circulation 11 Production and Flow of Aqueous Humor 12 Metabolic interactions between neurons and glial cells 13 Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium SECTION 5 PROTECTION OF THE EYE 14 Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids 15 Formation of and Function of the Tear Film 16 Sensory Innervation of the Eye 17 Outward-Directed Transport SECTION 6 PHOTORECEPTION 18 Biochemistry of the Phototransduction Cascade 19 cGMP-gated Channels and Photoresponses 20 Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors SECTION 7 VISUAL PROCESSING IN THE RETINA 21 Synaptic Organization of the Retina 22 Signal Processing in the Outer Retina 23 Signal Processing in the Inner Retina 24 Electroretinogram in Mouse and Human SECTION 8 NON-PERCEPTIVE VISION 25 Regulation of Light through the Pupil 26 Ganglion-cell photoreceptors and non-image-forming vision SECTION 9 VISUAL PROCESSING IN THE BRAIN 27 Overview of Central Visual Pathways 28 The Optic Nerve 29 Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus 30 Processing in the Primary Visual Cortex 31 Projections to and Processing in Extrastriate Visual Cortex SECTION 10 VISUAL PERCEPTION 32 Visual Processing of Spatial Form 33 Visual Acuity 34 Color Vision 35 The Visual Field 36 Binocular Vision 37 Temporal Properties of Vision SECTION 11 DEVELOPMENT AND DEPRIVATION OF VISION 38 Development and Assessment of Vision in Infancy 39 Development of Retinogeniculocortical Projections 40 Developmental Visual Deprivation 41 Responses to Visual Deprivation after Infancy

• ISBN: 978-0-323-83406-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 816
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2024
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• Idioma: Inglés