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. The vascular system of the eye - p. 284 29. Oxygenation and blood flow of the retina - p. 285 30. Techniques for measuring blood flow - p. 289 31. Regulation of ocular blood flow - p. 295 32. References - p. 313 33. 12. Metabolic Interactions Between Neurons and Glial Cells - p. 324 34. 13. The Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium - p. 339 35. Section 5: Protection of the Eye - p. 347 36. 14. Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids - p. 347a 37. 15. Formation and Function of the Tear Film - p. 363 38. 16. Sensory Innervation of the Eye - p. 378 39. 17. Outward-Directed Transport - p. 405 40. Section 6: Photoreception - p. 414 41. 18. Biochemical Cascade of Phototransduction - p. 414a 42. 19. Photoresponses of Rods and Cones - p. 432 43. 20. Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors - p. 451 44. Section 7: Visual Processing in the Retina - p. 464 45. 21. The Synaptic Organization of the Retina - p. 464a 46. 22. Signal Processing in the Outer Retina - p. 480 47. 23. Visual Processing in the Inner Retina - p. 495 48. 24. Electroretinogram - p. 506 49. Section 8: Non-Perceptive Vision - p. 527 50. 25. Regulation of Light Through the Pupil - p. 527a 51. 26. Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors - p. 549 52. Section 9: Visual Processing in the Brain - p. 571 53. 27. Overview of the Central Visual Pathways - p. 571a 54. 28. Optic Nerve - p. 578 55. 29. Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus - p. 598 56. 30. Primary Visual Cortex - p. 612 57. 31. Extrastriate Visual Cortex - p. 627 58. Section 10: Visual Perception - p. 638 59. 32. Visual Processing of Spatial Form - p. 638a 60. 33. Visual Acuity - p. 649 61. 34. Color Vision - p. 668 62. 35. The Visual Field - p. 675 63. 36. Binocular Vision - p. 701 64. 37. Temporal Properties of Vision - p. 721 65. Section 11: Development and Deprivation of Vision - p. 735 66. 38. Development of Vision in Infancy - p. 735a 67. 39. Development of Retinogeniculate Projections - p. 748 68. 40. Developmental Visual Deprivation - p. 755 69. 41. The Effects of Visual Deprivation After Infancy - p. 775 70. 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. The vascular system of the eye - p. 284 29. Oxygenation and blood flow of the retina - p. 285 30. Techniques for measuring blood flow - p. 289 31. Regulation of ocular blood flow - p. 295 32. References - p. 313 33. 12. Metabolic Interactions Between Neurons and Glial Cells - p. 324 34. 13. The Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium - p. 339 35. Section 5: Protection of the Eye - p. 347 36. 14. Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids - p. 347a 37. 15. Formation and Function of the Tear Film - p. 363 38. 16. Sensory Innervation of the Eye - p. 378 39. 17. Outward-Directed Transport - p. 405 40. Section 6: Photoreception - p. 414 41. 18. Biochemical Cascade of Phototransduction - p. 414a 42. 19. Photoresponses of Rods and Cones - p. 432 43. 20. Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors - p. 451 44. Section 7: Visual Processing in the Retina - p. 464 45. 21. The Synaptic Organization of the Retina - p. 464a 46. 22. Signal Processing in the Outer Retina - p. 480 47. 23. Visual Processing in the Inner Retina - p. 495 48. 24. Electroretinogram - p. 506 49. Section 8: Non-Perceptive Vision - p. 527 50. 25. Regulation of Light Through the Pupil - p. 527a 51. 26. Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors - p. 549 52. Section 9: Visual Processing in the Brain - p. 571 53. 27. Overview of the Central Visual Pathways - p. 571a 54. 28. Optic Nerve - p. 578 55. 29. Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus - p. 598 56. 30. Primary Visual Cortex - p. 612 57. 31. Extrastriate Visual Cortex - p. 627 58. Section 10: Visual Perception - p. 638 59. 32. Visual Processing of Spatial Form - p. 638a 60. 33. Visual Acuity - p. 649 61. 34. Color Vision - p. 668 62. 35. The Visual Field - p. 675 63. 36. Binocular Vision - p. 701 64. 37. Temporal Properties of Vision - p. 721 65. Section 11: Development and Deprivation of Vision - p. 735 66. 38. Development of Vision in Infancy - p. 735a 67. 39. Development of Retinogeniculate Projections - p. 748 68. 40. Developmental Visual Deprivation - p. 755 69. 41. The Effects of Visual Deprivation After Infancy - p. 775 70. Index - p. 788
