The Human Eye and Vision

Speaker(s):   William Ayliffe FRCS PhD

Date/Time:  30/09/2009

Venue:  Barnard's Inn Hall

This introduction to the series covers the structure and function of the human eye. The historical concept of the eye as a simple image-forming device has been transformed to the modern view of the eye as a sophisticated image-processing organ.  How structure and function are beautifully linked, in order to convert light energy into processed electrical signals, will be described.

The other lectures in the series A cultural and scientific survey of the eye and vision include:
    Braille and the history of blindness
    i-dentity: Prof. Marshall, Raynes Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital
    The history of Cataract Surgery
    Visual Perception
    Inflammatory Eye Disease