title: The optical quality of the peripheral cornea.
abstract: The cornea can be considered to be an organ divided into a central and peripheral zone. Although the central cornea is responsible for producing a sharp retinal image, our experiments suggest that areas of isolated peripheral cornea can produce retinal images compatible to 20/30 visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atebara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stegmann
mesh_terms: D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity