If you thought the way the eye works was cool before, this is going to blow your mind. You're about to learn about the crazy wonders of the the cyrstalline lens. This lesson builds on all of the previous lessons in this course, so please make sure you are up to speed before tackling this … Continue reading The Optics of Vision – Part 9: The Crystalline Lens
The Optics of Vision – Lesson 5: Basic Eye Optics
In Lessons 1-4, we have built up all the knowledge needed to understand the optics and mechanics of how vision works. In this Lesson, I will be putting it all together and you will see that you haven't been learning all of these things for nothing! Before you proceed with this lesson, be sure to … Continue reading The Optics of Vision – Lesson 5: Basic Eye Optics
The Optics of Vision – Lesson 1: Understanding Light
What Is Light? Most of us think of light as just the opposite of darkness. It's what illuminates our world and allows us to see. If there's too much light it hurts our eyes. If there isn't enough light we can't see. Seems simple enough, right? And it is, for the purposes of this course … Continue reading The Optics of Vision – Lesson 1: Understanding Light