Frontiers in Visual Science

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Keynote Presentation

   1. The Significance of Antidromic Potentiation and Induced Activity in the Retina

      • Ragnar Granit

      Pages 1-10

3. Ocular Physiology and Pathology

   1. The Sensitivity of the Cornea in Normal Eyes

      • Michel Millodot

      Pages 11-18

   2. The Corneal Environment: Osmotic Responses

      • Richard M. Hill, Jack E. Terry

      Pages 19-21

   3. A Common Ocular Pathology Spheroidal Degeneration Of the Cornea and Conjunctiva

      • Calvin Hanna

      Pages 22-27

   4. New Studies on Fluctuations of Accommodation

      • Yves Le Grand

      Pages 28-32

   5. The Etiopathogensis of Primary Glaucoma

      • Jess B. Eskridge

      Pages 33-41

   6. Biogenic Monoamines and Amino Acids as Retinal Neurotransmitters

      • B. Ehinger

      Pages 42-53

   7. Lipid-Rhodopsin Interactions in Photoreceptor Membranes

      • Robert E. Anderson

      Pages 54-62

   8. Lipid Function in Excitable Membranes

      • R. M. Benolken

      Pages 63-69

   9. Photoreceptor Shedding in the Frog Retina

      • Scott F. Basinger

      Pages 70-78

   10. Mapping Retinal Features in a Freely Moving Eye with Precise Control of Retinal Stimulus Position

       • D. Max Snodderly, W. P. Leung, G. T. Timberlake, D. P. B. Smith

       Pages 79-92

   11. Acute Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana on Vision

       • Anthony J. Adams

       Pages 93-105

4. Contact Lenses

   1. Soft Contact Lenses: A Look into the Future

      • Theodore Grosvenor

      Pages 106-119

   2. The State of the Art and Science of Contact Lens Fabrication and Fitting

      • Henry A. Knoll

      Pages 120-126

   3. Important Diagnostic Testing of the Contact Lens Wearer

      • Tom F. Brungardt

      Pages 127-130

5. Color Vision

   1. Analysis of Human Color Vision by Exchange Thresholds

      • W. A. H. Rushton

      Pages 131-137

   2. The Distribution of Blue Receptors in Primates Eyes Revealed by Spectral Photic Damage and by Histochemical Response Experiments

      • H. G. Sperling

      Pages 138-153

   3. Discriminations That Depend Upon Blue Cones

      • Robert M. Boynton

      Pages 154-164

   4. Opponent Chromatic Mechanisms Predict Hue Naming

      • B. R. Wooten, John S. Werner

      Pages 165-177

The papers included in this volume were presented as a part of the dedication of a new clinical/teaching/research facility for the University of Houston College of Optometry, March 27-31, 1977. These papers were intended to cover the "state of the art" knowledge in all areas of visual system investigation. While we may not have quite reached our goal of covering all areas, the papers presented here cover a broad cross-section of investigations in vision. However, without doubt, the intention of "state of the art" coverage was achieved in all areas discussed. From the beginning, with the presentation of Nobel Laureate, Ragnar Granit, to the end, with consideration of Vision Health Care Delivery Systems, each speaker was thorough in treatment of his/her subject. From studies of the ~ and of contact lenses, through examination of crystalline lens function, ocular pathologies and retina! function, the eye is very thoroughly considered. Much of this volume covers material dealing with the process of vision after coding of information in the eye. Psychophysical studies of vision compare and contrast with neurophysiological studies of v1sual function; and a very thorough section on the development of visual system function should prove valuable to a wide cross­ section of teachers, researchers, and clinicians. All-in-all, the contents of this volume represent a vast array of knowledge about the visual system, and this should be a valuable teaching/research resource for many years.

• Strabismus
• color vision
• eye
• glaucoma
• optometry
• pathogenesis
• pathology
• photon
• retina
• units

• College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, USA

  Steven J. Cool, Earl L. Smith

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