Wavelength-dependent magnification and polychromatic image quality in eyes corrected for longitudinal chromatic aberration.
Theoretical calculations using a simple model eye in combination with achromatizing lenses or artificial pupils show that correcting wavelength-dependent refractive error or its effects can exaggerate wavelength-dependent magnification by up to a factor of 7. These calculations are confirmed experimentally, and their effects on retinal image quality are modeled. Because of the increased wavelength-dependent magnification, gains in polychromatic image quality produced by correcting wavelength-dependent refractive error (or minimizing its effects with small pupils) are generally restricted to a small region of the retina.
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School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
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D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011680:Pupil; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity