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The optical quality of the peripheral cornea
Author(s) -
Miller David,
Atebara Neal,
Stegmann Robert
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1989.tb07109.x
Subject(s) - cornea , peripheral , optometry , peripheral vision , ophthalmology , visual acuity , retinal , medicine , optics , physics
The cornea can be considered to be an organ divided into a central and peripheral zone. Although the central cornea is responsible for producing a sharp retinal image, our experiments suggest that areas of isolated peripheral cornea can produce retinal images compatable to 20/30 visual acuity.