A SIMPLE PARAMETRIC MODEL OF THE HUMAN OCULAR MODULATION TRANSFER-FUNCTION

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作者
DEELEY, RJ
DRASDO, N
CHARMAN, WN
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[1] Department of Vision Sciences, Asian University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, Aston Triangle
[2] Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, UMIST, Manchester
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10.1111/j.1475-1313.1991.tb00200.x
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
The ocular modulation transfer function (MTF) has an important role in many investigations into human vision. It can be approximated by the equation MT = exp[ - (SF/SFc)n], where MT, SF, SF(c) and n are the modulation transfer, spatial frequency, frequency constant and MTF index respectively. In a theoretical study, the parameters n and SF(c) were determined by a mathematical method from previously published data. A general equation was deduced expressing the MTF as a function of pupil size for diameters of 1.5-7.5 mm. For pupil diameters below 1.5 mm different equations providing MTFs as a function of pupil diameter have been produced. These are based on the assumption that for these pupil diameters diffraction and retinal scatter determine the optical degradation. The use of these models is described in studies on spatial vision, where they have widespread applications and the effects of optical degradation are frequently neglected.
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