The kindle version can be purchased via Amazon here for £50.

(2nd edition)

A H Tunnacliffe BA PhD Dip Maths DCLP FCOptom and J G Hirst BSc M Phil Grad Cert ED

Published by ABDO

520 text pages, over 500 figures, 10 page cross-referenced index, over 100 worked numerical examples

Paperback

ISBN – 9780900099151

A standard text for optician and optometry undergraduates. includes new sections on the theory of the focimeter and diffractive bifocal contact lenses.

Contents:

• Propagation and Velocity of Light
• Refraction at Plane and Curved Surfaces
• Thin Lenses
• Lens Systems
• Plane and Curved Mirrors
• Dispersion of Light and Colour
• Aberrations
• Principles of Optical Instruments
• Photometry
• Light Waves
• Superposition of Light Waves
• Polarisation
• Interference
• Diffraction
• Atoms, Spectra and Sources
• Imagery – spatial distribution of optical information
• Appendices include Fourier Analysis, Radiometry, Photometry

Essential reading for the following ABDO College courses:

• Fellowship Dispensing Diploma
• Foundation Degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing
• Low Vision Honours

Recommended reading for the following ABDO College course:

• Access Optics and Dispensing