A standard text for optician and optometry undergraduates. Includes new sections on the theory of the focimeter and diffractive bifocal contact lenses.
Propagation and Velocity of LightRefraction at Plane and Curved SurfacesThin LensesLens SystemsPlane and Curved MirrorsDispersion of Light and ColourAberrationsPrinciples of Optical InstrumentsPhotometryLight WavesSuperposition of Light WavesPolarisationInterferenceDiffractionAtoms, Spectra and SourcesImagery – spatial distribution of optical informationAppendices include Fourier Analysis, Radiometry, Photometry