title: Vision science and adaptive optics, the state of the field.
abstract: Adaptive optics is a relatively new field, yet it is spreading rapidly and allows new questions to be asked about how the visual system is organized. The editors of this feature issue have posed a series of question to scientists involved in using adaptive optics in vision science. The questions are focused on three main areas. In the first we investigate the use of adaptive optics for psychophysical measurements of visual system function and for improving the optics of the eye. In the second, we look at the applications and impact of adaptive optics on retinal imaging and its promise for basic and applied research. In the third, we explore how adaptive optics is being used to improve our understanding of the neurophysiology of the visual system.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Optica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, USA.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Electronic address: staburns@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Merigan
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Artal
authors.affiliation: Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Atchison
authors.affiliation: University of Bradford University, UK.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hampson
authors.affiliation: Université de Paris Sud, France.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Legras
authors.affiliation: KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lundstrom
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Geungyoung
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Stacey S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doble
authors.affiliation: University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dubis
authors.affiliation: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubra
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, USA.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jonnal
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
authors.forename: Donald T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paques
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Hannah E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Smithson
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: University of Waterloo, Canada.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metha
authors.affiliation: Polgenix, Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palczewska
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schallek
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sincich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011601:Psychophysics; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Adaptive optics; Retina; Retinal physiology; Vision science