OPT-7500 Optics 3: Physical Optics with Laboratory
This course, which is the third part of a four-term sequence, centers around physical optics principles. The course begins with a discussion of interference, diffraction, and polarization, which are relevant to optometry and the optical devices used in patient care. Aberrations and other limitations to good optical clarity are discussed within the context of lenses, optical equipment, and visual acuity. Students will examine the optics of telescopes and learn about the topics of ‘stops’, field of view, and depth of field, and emphasize these concepts within the context of the telescope, the eye, and the clinical instruments that are used as part of an eye exam.