Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation - Hardcover

Schwartz, Steven H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0838594735 ISBN 13: 9780838594735

Publisher: Appleton & Lange, 1994

Synopsis

This multidisciplinary approach to visual perception provides a comprehensive treatment of the material and assumes little prior knowledge. It aims to provide those essentials of monocular visual perception upon which successful clinical practice is predicated. In addition to providing a basic science background, each chapter discusses the clinical relevance and application of the material. Self-assessment questions are presented at the conclusion of each chapter to test the reader's understanding and also develop and reinforce key concepts.

About this title

From the Publisher

'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)

Edition details

• Publisher: Appleton & Lange
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838594735
• ISBN 13: 9780838594735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357