Low_resolution_Thesis_CDD_221009_public - Visual Optics and ...

METHODS
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Chapter 2 - Methods
This chapter is devoted to describe the experimental techniques used
in this thesis. Specifically, the different instruments used to measure
optical surfaces, the Laser Ray Tracing (LRT) technique used to
measure ocular aberrations, and the psychophysical set-up used to
measure visual performance will be described.
The author of this thesis has been the main contributor in testing the
different working modes of the instruments used for measuring the
topography of optical surfaces, modifying those instruments and
developing the measurement procedures. He also led, in
collaboration with Lourdes Llorente and Susana Marcos, the
development of a new-generation LRT system that was built in the
initial stages of this thesis. The specific contribution of the author of
this thesis was the installation and programming of cameras,
electronic hardware and computer boards, the development of
control software and synchronization of the different elements, and
of data management. He also developed the psychophysical
experiments used to measure visual performance.
The work related with the new LRT device, was presented
(Dorronsoro et al., 2003c), at the Spanish Optical Society
(SEDOPTICA) Annual Meeting, where C. Dorronsoro won a Young
Investigator Award as the first
author of this work. It was also
presented as an oral presentation at
the Real Sociedad Española de
Física (Royal Spanish Physics
Society) at its Second Centenary
Meeting. Summarized descriptions
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