| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 169 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of color plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
The Wisdom of the Eye is a survey of the major concepts underlying many of the basic sciences related to the human eye and visual brain in one volume, using anecdotes and a minimum of highly technical language to emphasize the important points. This book presents an up-to-date treatment on how the eye and visual system work to help us see, interpret what we see, and communicate what we feel. It also examines how this description of the visual system teaches us more about ourselves. Key Features * Written in a user-friendly style, absent of jargon * Humanizes vision research using anecdotes * Uses many original illustrations and examples to demonstrate concepts * Provides a synthesis of many disciplines including ophthalmology, optometry, and basic science * Presents the visual system consistently in the context of its survival advantages * Covers a wide variety of topics including infant vision, adult retinal image, animal vision, eye injuries, refractive areas, the eye as a transmitter and receiver of information, optical illusions, color, visual awareness, and more. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The eye: The young eye -- The image of the adult human eye -- Eyes of different animals -- The healing eye -- Refractive errors of the human eye: a sociologic viewpoint -- Eye communication. Part II. The visual brain: Creating visual stories and illusions around the retinal image -- Brain sharpening of the retinal image -- Coloring the retinal image -- Awareness of the retinal image. |
| Summary |
Using a minimum of technical language, the book explains how the visual system works to help us see, interpret what we see, and communicate what we feel. It shows how the eye and visual brain helped early human societies survive, and also explains the visual system of animals such as eagles, monkeys, tall animals, insects, sculpins, diving birds, and cats. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vision.
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Vision. |
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Eye.
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Eye. |
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Visual pathways.
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Visual pathways. |
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Visual perception.
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Visual perception. |
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Eye. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Miller, David, 1931- Wisdom of the eye. San Diego : Academic Press, ©2000 0124968600 9780124968608 (DLC) 00100272 (OCoLC)44162352 |
| ISBN |
9780124968608 |
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0124968600 |
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9781435601024 (electronic book) |
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1435601025 (electronic book) |
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0080542689 |
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9780080542683 |
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