Written and designed to enhance your understanding of ocular function, structure, and anatomy, Adler's Physiology of the Eye is a classic, best-selling text that makes critical information easier to learn and retain. The fully revised 12th Edition continues the successful Adler’s approach that connects basic science and clinical aspects in a user-friendly, highly visual format—ideal for study, review, and exam preparation. It captures the latest molecular, genetic, and biochemical discoveries and offers you unparalleled knowledge and insight into the physiology of the eye and its structures.
1. Introduction - p. 124 2. The organization, development, and growth of the lens - p. 124 3. Structural determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 129 4. Effect of changes in fiber cell junctions on regional differences in lens structure - p. 132 5. Effects of regional differences in fiber cell morphology on lens transparency, optics, and biomechanics - p. 137 6. Metabolic determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 140 7. Physiological determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 142 8. Effects of age on the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 151 9. Acknowledgments - p. 156 10. References - p. 156 11. 6. Vitreous - p. 164 12. Section 3: Direction of Gaze - p. 189 13. 7. The Extraocular Muscles - p. 189a 14. 8. Neural Control of Eye Movements - p. 212 15. 9. Three-Dimensional Eye Movements: Kinematics, Control, and Perceptual Consequences - p. 236 16. Section 4: Nutrition of the Eye - p. 245 17. 10. Production and Flow of Aqueous Humor - p. 245a 18. Introduction - p. 245a 19. Structure of the ciliary body and ciliary epithelium - p. 245a 20. Aqueous humor composition - p. 246 21. Regulation of aqueous humor formation - p. 251 22. Aqueous humor drainage - p. 255 23. Obstruction of outflow - p. 262 24. Pharmacology and regulation of outflow - p. 263 25. Summary - p. 271 26. References - p. 272 27. 11. Ocular Circulation - p. 284 28. Abstract - p. 284 29. The vascular system of the eye - p. 284 30. Oxygenation and blood flow of the retina - p. 285 31. Techniques for measuring blood flow - p. 289 32. Regulation of ocular blood flow - p. 295 33. References - p. 313 34. 12. Metabolic Interactions Between Neurons and Glial Cells - p. 324 35. 13. The Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium - p. 339 36. Section 5: Protection of the Eye - p. 347 37. 14. Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids - p. 347a 38. 15. Formation and Function of the Tear Film - p. 363 39. 16. Sensory Innervation of the Eye - p. 378 40. 17. Outward-Directed Transport - p. 405 41. Section 6: Photoreception - p. 414 42. 18. Biochemical Cascade of Phototransduction - p. 414a 43. 19. Photoresponses of Rods and Cones - p. 432 44. 20. Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors - p. 451 45. Section 7: Visual Processing in the Retina - p. 464 46. 21. The Synaptic Organization of the Retina - p. 464a 47. 22. Signal Processing in the Outer Retina - p. 480 48. 23. Visual Processing in the Inner Retina - p. 495 49. 24. Electroretinogram - p. 506 50. Section 8: Non-Perceptive Vision - p. 527 51. 25. Regulation of Light Through the Pupil - p. 527a 52. 26. Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors - p. 549 53. Section 9: Visual Processing in the Brain - p. 571 54. 27. Overview of the Central Visual Pathways - p. 571a 55. 28. Optic Nerve - p. 578 56. 29. Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus - p. 598 57. 30. Primary Visual Cortex - p. 612 58. 31. Extrastriate Visual Cortex - p. 627 59. Section 10: Visual Perception - p. 638 60. 32. Visual Processing of Spatial Form - p. 638a 61. 33. Visual Acuity - p. 649 62. 34. Color Vision - p. 668 63. 35. The Visual Field - p. 675 64. 36. Binocular Vision - p. 701 65. 37. Temporal Properties of Vision - p. 721 66. Section 11: Development and Deprivation of Vision - p. 735 67. 38. Development of Vision in Infancy - p. 735a 68. 39. Development of Retinogeniculate Projections - p. 748 69. 40. Developmental Visual Deprivation - p. 755 70. 41. The Effects of Visual Deprivation After Infancy - p. 775 71. Index - p. 788
Written and designed to enhance your understanding of ocular function, structure, and anatomy, Adler's Physiology of the Eye is a classic, best-selling text that makes critical information easier to learn and retain. The fully revised 12th Edition continues the successful Adler’s approach that connects basic science and clinical aspects in a user-friendly, highly visual format—ideal for study, review, and exam preparation. It captures the latest molecular, genetic, and biochemical discoveries and offers you unparalleled knowledge and insight into the physiology of the eye and its structures.
1. Introduction - p. 124 2. The organization, development, and growth of the lens - p. 124 3. Structural determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 129 4. Effect of changes in fiber cell junctions on regional differences in lens structure - p. 132 5. Effects of regional differences in fiber cell morphology on lens transparency, optics, and biomechanics - p. 137 6. Metabolic determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 140 7. Physiological determinants of the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 142 8. Effects of age on the transparent and refractive properties of the lens - p. 151 9. Acknowledgments - p. 156 10. References - p. 156 11. 6. Vitreous - p. 164 12. Section 3: Direction of Gaze - p. 189 13. 7. The Extraocular Muscles - p. 189a 14. 8. Neural Control of Eye Movements - p. 212 15. 9. Three-Dimensional Eye Movements: Kinematics, Control, and Perceptual Consequences - p. 236 16. Section 4: Nutrition of the Eye - p. 245 17. 10. Production and Flow of Aqueous Humor - p. 245a 18. Introduction - p. 245a 19. Structure of the ciliary body and ciliary epithelium - p. 245a 20. Aqueous humor composition - p. 246 21. Regulation of aqueous humor formation - p. 251 22. Aqueous humor drainage - p. 255 23. Obstruction of outflow - p. 262 24. Pharmacology and regulation of outflow - p. 263 25. Summary - p. 271 26. References - p. 272 27. 11. Ocular Circulation - p. 284 28. Abstract - p. 284 29. The vascular system of the eye - p. 284 30. Oxygenation and blood flow of the retina - p. 285 31. Techniques for measuring blood flow - p. 289 32. Regulation of ocular blood flow - p. 295 33. References - p. 313 34. 12. Metabolic Interactions Between Neurons and Glial Cells - p. 324 35. 13. The Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium - p. 339 36. Section 5: Protection of the Eye - p. 347 37. 14. Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids - p. 347a 38. 15. Formation and Function of the Tear Film - p. 363 39. 16. Sensory Innervation of the Eye - p. 378 40. 17. Outward-Directed Transport - p. 405 41. Section 6: Photoreception - p. 414 42. 18. Biochemical Cascade of Phototransduction - p. 414a 43. 19. Photoresponses of Rods and Cones - p. 432 44. 20. Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors - p. 451 45. Section 7: Visual Processing in the Retina - p. 464 46. 21. The Synaptic Organization of the Retina - p. 464a 47. 22. Signal Processing in the Outer Retina - p. 480 48. 23. Visual Processing in the Inner Retina - p. 495 49. 24. Electroretinogram - p. 506 50. Section 8: Non-Perceptive Vision - p. 527 51. 25. Regulation of Light Through the Pupil - p. 527a 52. 26. Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors - p. 549 53. Section 9: Visual Processing in the Brain - p. 571 54. 27. Overview of the Central Visual Pathways - p. 571a 55. 28. Optic Nerve - p. 578 56. 29. Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus - p. 598 57. 30. Primary Visual Cortex - p. 612 58. 31. Extrastriate Visual Cortex - p. 627 59. Section 10: Visual Perception - p. 638 60. 32. Visual Processing of Spatial Form - p. 638a 61. 33. Visual Acuity - p. 649 62. 34. Color Vision - p. 668 63. 35. The Visual Field - p. 675 64. 36. Binocular Vision - p. 701 65. 37. Temporal Properties of Vision - p. 721 66. Section 11: Development and Deprivation of Vision - p. 735 67. 38. Development of Vision in Infancy - p. 735a 68. 39. Development of Retinogeniculate Projections - p. 748 69. 40. Developmental Visual Deprivation - p. 755 70. 41. The Effects of Visual Deprivation After Infancy - p. 775 71. Index - p. 788
