title: Determination of the point-spread function of human eyes using a hybrid optical-digital method.
abstract: A method for the determination of the bidimensional optical transfer function (OTF) and the point-spread function of human eyes is presented. Aerial short-term images of a point source are directly recorded with a TV camera and fed into a digital image-processing system that allows one to determine and display such functions. The method has been implemented in such a way that recording and computation can be carried out on a routine basis with minimum discomfort for the observer. A detailed description of the method and typical aerial and retinal images of a point source as well as the OTF's results are presented in this paper.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014785:Vision, Ocular