Visual Perception

Catalog description

This course presents the science of monocular sensory vision emphasizing the anatomy and visual physiology of the retinal photoreceptor layer and post -retinal neurology. Emphasis is placed on understanding the duplex nature of cone vs rod vision, spatial a nd temporal aspects of visual perception and includes a discussion of the biophysics of light stimulation in vision. Clinical testing correlates of monocular vision and perception are covered.