BOOK REVIEW: Retinal computation, by Gregory Schwartz
When considering how vision works, it is tempting to treat the retina as a digital camera... Gregory Schwartz’s terrific book shows just how wrong this view is, revealing the exquisite computations the retina must perform to reliably signal a wide range of visual information (luminance, contrast, spatial features, motion, colour).
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Chalkeyes presents: Taking this bike all the way to Invercargill, son
The first time I heard about a monster bike ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff, I was in the doctor’s surgery. My GP was wiry, a keen bike rider, a role model....
What lies beneath? Nonexudative macular neovascularisation in AMD
Recent literature has increasingly reported on a clinical entity found in the fellow eyes of patients undergoing treatment for unilateral exudative neovascular...
To ZAP or not to ZAP?
A common incidental clinical finding among optometrists is ‘narrow angles'. That worryingly thin black space on Van Herick assessment alerts us to dust...
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Stars and their eyes… Anthea Turner
British TV personality Anthea Turner, 61, encouraged her fans to get eye injuries checked out immediately, following an accident involving a curtain cord...
Diversifying your trade
When you think of an optical store, what immediately springs to mind? Do you imagine mirrors and racks of glasses with a very serious, medical vibe? As...
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