2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
3 Clinical Optics
Chapter 1: Geometric Optics
Highlights
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refractive index
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refraction at an interface: Snell’s law
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prisms
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refraction at a single curved interface: the lensmaker’s equation
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two-sided lenses
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general refracting systems
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real and virtual objects and images
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transverse magnification; axial magnification
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ray tracing
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nodal points
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reduced or equivalent optical systems
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aberrations
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astigmatism
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mirrors
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telescopes
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series : Section 3 - Clinical Optics. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.