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Offers students with all the basic science concepts necessary for courses in visual perception. This edition has been expanded to include recent advances in the field of visual perception. The book covers all topics relevant to monocular visual perception.

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  • 'Over 300 illustrations and examples designed to 'demystify' the subject of visual perception

    'Easy to read and understand

    'Excellent aide for national board preparation

    'Affordable

    'Brings clinical relevance to a basic science topic

    'Make more clinically relevant by including actual patient
    cases throughout the book (i.e. problem with depth perception, impaired vision as a result of retina problems)

    'Include more original graphs and illustrations for greater content clarity

    'Expansion of the self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter
  • From the Back Cover:
    From reviews of the first and second editions:
    "Read Visual Perception by Steven Schwartz, OD... a great tool for preparing for the boards... easy to read.... These topics are particularly tough.... Schwartz does a good job of explaining them in a concise manner... many successful Berkeley test-takers swear by this book!"
    —The Berkeley Guide 2002

    "The author is... extremely qualified to write from a perspective combining basic vision science with clinical applications.... An excellent textbook for classes on visual perception for ophthalmologic clinicians... a detailed account of current methods in the assessment of the visual system, and... very enjoyable reading."
    Janet P. Szlyk, PhD
    —4 stars from Doody's Health Science Book Review Journal

    "...an approachable introduction to the psychology and physiology of visual perception.... Schwartz’s style is clear and explanatory... avoids confusing or unsupported statements and unnecessary mathematics."
    Michael Harrad, MRCP, FRCOphth
    —Perception

    This leading text provides a solid foundation for courses in visual perception. Featuring hundreds of drawings and photos, it covers the mechanisms and assessment of visual perception for ophthalmologic clinicians and psychologists, in reader-friendly fashion. Perfect for preparation for board exams, Visual Perception treats all topics relevant to monocular visual perception—visual development, color vision, retinal and cortical physiology, and more. It includes chapters on adaptation, photometry, spatial and temporal vision, motion perception, psychophysical and electrophysiological methodology, and higher-order cortical processing. Written by an optometrist/scientist, Visual Perception artfully blends basic vision science with clinical applications and—
    *Covers all key topics on monocular sensory processes
    *Instructs beginning-level clinicians and psychologists in visual perceptual processes and the noninvasive techniques that assess them
    *Uses physiologically based models
    *Teaches with plentiful illustrations
    *Provides a wealth of self-assessment questions (with answers)
    *Offers excellent references, current and from leaders in each subfield

    NEW IN THIS EDITION
    *New and updated illustrations
    *Latest research findings
    *162 multiple-choice practice questions (with answers)

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    • PublisherAppleton & Lange
    • Publication date1998
    • ISBN 10 0838594662
    • ISBN 13 9780838594667
    • BindingHardcover
    • Edition number2
    • Number of pages448
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