Human Eye Imaging and Modeling. by Ng, E. Y. K.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Section I; Chapter 1: Automated Identification of Diabetes Retinopathy Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques; Chapter 2: VAMPIRE: Vessel Assessment and Measurement Platform for Images of the Retina; Chapter 3: Formal Design and Development of a Glaucoma Classification System; Chapter 4: Computer-Aided Assessment of Optic Nerve; Chapter 5: A Survey of Instruments for Eye Diagnostics with Special Emphasis on Glaucoma Detection; Chapter 6: Imaging Modalities and Medical Applications in the Ocular Surface…”
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Light and life by Gross, Michael, 1963-

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MATLAB for neuroscientists : an introduction to scientific computing in MATLAB by Wallisch, Pascal, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…MATLAB tutorial -- Mathematics and statistics tutorial -- Programming tutorial : principles and best practices -- Visualization and documentation tutorial -- Collecting reaction times I : visual search and pop out -- Collecting reaction times II : attention -- Psychophysics -- Psychophysics with GUIs -- Signal detection theory -- Frequency analysis part I : Fourier decomposition -- Frequency analysis part II : nonstationary signals and spectograms -- Wavelets -- Introduction to phase plane analysis -- Exploring the Figzhugh-Nagumo model -- Convolution -- Neural data analysis I : encoding -- Neural data analysis II : binned spike data -- Principal components analysis -- Information theory -- Neural decoding part I : discrete variables -- Neural decoding part II : continuous variables -- Local field potentials -- Functional magnetic imaging -- Voltage-gated ion channels -- Synaptic transmission -- Modeling a single neuron -- Models of the retina -- SImplified model of spiking neurons -- Fitzhugh-Nagumo model : traveling waves -- Decision theory lab -- Markov models -- Modeling spike trains as a Poisson process -- Exploring the Wilson-Cowan equations -- Neural networks as forest fires : stochastic neurodynamics -- Neural networks lab I : unsupervised learing -- Neural network lab II : supervised learning.…”
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Filling-In : From Perceptual Completion to Cortical Reorganization. by Pessoa, Luiz

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Stem cells. Volume 1, Basic stem cell biology, tissue formation during development, and model organisms : from basic research to therapy

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6: Development from the Fertilized Egg to the Three Germ Layers and its Relevance to Signaling and Lineage Commitment of Embryonic Stem CellsChapter 7: Hematopoiesis During Embryonic Development; Chapter 8: Neural Progenitors and Evolution of Mammalian Neocortex; Chapter 9: Dynamic Gene Networks in Neural Stem Cell Regulation; Chapter 10: Stem Cells in the Development, Regeneration and Repair of the Retina; Chapter 11: Progenitor Cells in Embryonic and Adult Lungs; Chapter 12: Stem Cells During Tooth Development.…”
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Color Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmology. by Gelatt, Kirk N.

Table of Contents: “…Corneal ChangesEdema; Corneal Vascularization: Different Types and€Their Significance; Corneal Pigmentation; Corneal Cellular Infiltrate; Corneal Sequestration; Corneal Scarring; Corneal Dystrophy and€Degenerations; Hemorrhage and€the€Eye; Opacity in€the€Anterior Chamber (Flare, Hypopyon, and€Fibrin); Changes in€the€Pupil; Iris Color Change; Inflammations of€the€Retina and/or Choroid; Chapter 4 Canine Orbit ; Congenital Orbital Anomalies; Acute and€Chronic Orbital Cellulitis; Zygomatic Salivary Inflammations, Cysts & & Mucoceles; Masticatory or Eosinophilic Myositis; Extraocular Polymyositis.…”
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Illumination and Visibility of Radar and Sonar Displays : Proceedings of a Symposium. by Brown, Robert Heath

Table of Contents: “…""EQUATION OF VARIOUS SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CONE VISION""""DARK ADAPTATION FOLLOWING SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE LIGHT ADAPTATION""; ""THE CONE-TO-ROD LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY RATIO""; ""DARK ADAPTATION AS A FUNCTION OF THE CONE-ROD RATIO OF THE ADAPTING LIGHT""; ""Effects of Certain Pre-Exposure Variables on Dark Adaptation""; ""PRE-EXPOSURE TOLERANCE OF PERIPHERAL RETINA""; ""EFFECT OF PRE-EXPOSURE SIZE ON FOVEAL DARK ADAPTATION""; ""EFFECT OF PRE-EXPOSURE SIZE ON PERIPHERAL DARK ADAPTATION""; ""Making Radar Indicators Useful in High Ambient Illumination""…”
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Ophthalmology by James, Bruce

Table of Contents: “…Ophthalmology: Lecture Notes -- Contents -- Preface to Twelfth Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- About the Companion Website -- 1: Anatomy -- Introduction -- Surface Anatomy of the Face -- Sensory Innervation of the Face: the Fifth Cranial Nerve -- Gross Anatomy of the Eye -- The Orbit -- The Eyelids (The Tarsus) -- The Lacrimal Drainage System -- Detailed Functional Anatomy -- The Tear Film -- The Cornea -- The Sclera -- The Choroid -- The Retina -- The Vitreous -- The Ciliary Body -- The Iris -- The Iridocorneal (Drainage) Angle -- The Lens…”
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Autophagy of the nervous system : cellular self-digestion in neurons and neurological diseases

Table of Contents: “…Autophagy and its cross-talk with cell death in neural development / Sabrina Di Bartolomeo and Francesco Cecconi -- ch. 7. Autophagy in the retina: development, physiology and pathology / Patricia Boya -- ch. 8. …”
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Harley's pediatric ophthalmology

Table of Contents: “…Levin -- Diseases of the retina and vitreous / James F. Vander -- Congenital abnormalities of the optic disc / Brown -- Disorders of the lacrimal apparatus in infancy and childhood / Donald P. …”
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Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensation, Perception, and Attention. by Wixted, John T.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Foundations of Vision; The Purpose of Vision; Perception, Introspection, and Psychophysics; Signal Detection Theory; Characterizing Visual Sensitivity; Why Vision Is a Hard Computational Problem; Perception as Statistical Inference; Functional Organization of the Visual System; Retina; Magnocellular, Parvocellular, and Koniocellular Pathways; Lateral Geniculate Nucleus; Primary Visual Cortex (V1); Extrastriate Visual Areas; Higher Order Visual Areas; Mechanisms Underlying Visual Perception; Visual Feature Perception.…”
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Acupuncture for Headaches, Eyes and ENT Pathologies by Montakab, Hamid

Table of Contents: “…Pathologies of the Eye; Diagnostic principles; Choice of local and proximal points; General points to consider in eye pathologies; Extra points; Accommodation problems; Retinal pathologies; Vitreous humour; Retina and optic nerve; Extraocular muscles; Eyelids and eyelashes; Evidence-based acupuncture in the treatment of eye diseases; 16. …”
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Ophthalmology at a Glance by Olver, Jane

Table of Contents: “…Cornea -- Intraocular pressure (IOP) -- Anterior chamber (AC) -- Iris -- Lens -- 11: Posterior segment and retina -- Aims -- Definitions -- Examination technique -- Dilate the pupils for a better view -- Do not dilate the pupils in the following situations -- Direct ophthalmoscopy -- Indirect ophthalmoscopy (Figure 11.9) -- Slit lamp biomicroscope (Figures 11.10 and 11.11) -- 12: Use of eye drops -- Aims -- Definitions -- Drops for ocular surface examination -- Fluorescein -- Rose Bengal -- Topical anaesthetic drops -- Oxybuprocaine 0.4% (Benoxinate) -- Tetracaine 0.5% and 1.0% (Amethocaine)…”
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Casarett & Doull's essentials of toxicology

Table of Contents: “…Richardson -- Toxic Responses of the Cornea, Retina, and Central Visual System / Donald A. Fox and William K. …”
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Open angle glaucoma : diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment : a systematic literature review

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Current clinical evidence in ophthalmology by Roberts, Harry W., Gale, Jesse, Martin, Keith R.

Table of Contents: “…Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS)Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS); Collaborative Normal-Tension Glaucoma Study(CNTGS); Low-Tension Glaucoma Treatment Study (LoGTS); Glaucoma Laser Trial (GLT); 5-Fluorouracil Filtering Surgery Study (FFSS); Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (TVT) study; Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison (ABC) and AhmedVersus Baerveldt (AVB) Studies; Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of LensExtraction (EAGLE) Study; Retina; Diabetic Control and Complication Trial (DCCT)and Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions andComplications (EDIC) trial.…”
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Responsive design high performance : leverage the power of responsive design to fine-tune your website's performance and increase its speed by Els, Dewald

Table of Contents: “…Scripts that change the layoutThe welcome section; The information section; The about section; Adjusting the sections; Improving the output; DNS prefetching; The purpose of DNS prefetching; Too many DOM Elements; Summary; Chapter 3: Managing Images; Choosing the correct image format; Optimizing images; Progressive images; Adaptive images; Conditional loading; One too many DOM elements; Specifying sizes, media queries and introducing sprite sheets; Caching; Scaling; Retina displays; Summary; Chapter 4: Learning Content Management; Style sheets, media queries, and viewports.…”
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The techlash and tech crisis communication by Weiss-Blatt, Nirit

Table of Contents: “…Apple had four peaks of coverage: launching the new iPad3, its annual WWDC, the iPhone 5 event, and introducing the MacBook Retina and iPad Mini (Fig. 3). -- Google. Google's most significant story in 2012 was its I/O Conference, revealing its new products, such as the Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.1, and the Project Glass (with a live-action skydiving demo of the Augmented Reality glasses).…”
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Mastering OpenCV Android application programming : master the art of implementing computer vision algorithms on Android platforms to build robust and efficient applications by Kapur, Salil, Thakkar, Nisarg

Table of Contents: “…""Sampling pattern and rotation estimation""""Building the descriptor""; ""BRISK In OpenCV""; ""Fast Retina Keypoint""; ""A retinal sampling pattern""; ""A coarse-to-fine descriptor""; ""Saccadic search""; ""Orientation""; ""FREAK in OpenCV""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4: Drilling Deeper into Object Detection â€? …”
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OpenCV essentials : acquire, process, and analyze visual content to build full-fledged imaging applications using OpenCV

Table of Contents: “…Selecting regionsUsing Qt-based functions; Text overlays and status bar; The properties dialog; Windows properties; Qt images; Summary; Chapter 3: First Things First -- Image Processing; Pixel-level access and common operations; Image histogram; Histogram equalization; Brightness and contrast modeling; Histogram matching and LUT; Conversion from RGB to other color spaces; Filtering with the retina model; Arithmetic and geometrical transforms; Arithmetic transform; Geometrical transforms; Summary; What else?…”
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Complications of Glaucoma Surgery. by Feldman, Robert M. MD

Table of Contents: “…Tube Shunt Related Complications of the Retina and Vitreous; 47. Tube Shunt Related Complications of the Orbit; 48. …”
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Gender violence in failed and democratic states : besieging perverse masculinities by Rodríguez, Ileana

Table of Contents: “…The Social and Political Impact Narrative Mode ProducesInterweaving Private, Public, and Intimate as Security Spaces for Girls; Afterthought; Chapter 5: Trash Literature: Reports of Incest in Democratic and Failed States, The Cases of Jaycee Lee Dugard and Mackenzie Phillips; Coupling Legal to Psychological Narratives: Privacy Rights for Sex Offenders, a Liability for Defenseless Young Girls; Body Snatchers; Counterpoint: Serial Killers and Psychotic, Failed States; "Your Father Is Supposed to Protect You, not Fuck You" (108)10; The Face of the Killer in the Retina.…”
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The Physiological Effects of Ageing. by Farley, Alistair

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Pediatric ophthalmology

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Rapid Ophthalmology. by Mirza, Zahir

Table of Contents: “…Rapid Ophthalmology; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About the companion website; Basic anatomy and physiology; Osteology of the orbit; Orbital fissures; Superior orbital fissure; Inferior orbital fissure; Optic canal; The globe; Cornea; Anatomical terms; Retinal overview; Layers of the retina; Blood supply to the eye; Ciliary body and lens; Trabecular meshwork; Aqueous humour flow; Tears; Vitreous humour; Ocular muscles (origin / insertion / primary actions); Superior rectus (SR); Inferior rectus (IR); Medial rectus (MR); Lateral rectus (LR); Superior oblique (SO).…”
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Retinopathy of prematurity : current diagnosis and management

Table of Contents: “…8 Pharmacomodulation in the Treatment of Retinopathy of PrematurityAbstract; Normal Retina and Vasculature; Background of ROP; Standard Versus Aggressive Posterior ROP; Smoldering ROP; History of VEGF; Type 1 ROP-The CRYO-ROP Study; The ET-ROP Study; Spontaneous Regression Complications; The BEAT-ROP Study; Treatment for Typical ROP; Pharmacomodulation Versus Laser; Systemic Modulation in ROP; Current Anti-VEGF Treatment Guidelines; When to Treat with Anti-VEGF; ROP Crunch; Different Types of Anti-VEGF; When to Treat with Laser; Considering Dual Treatment; Anti-VEGF Dose; Injection Technique.…”
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Handbook of Machine and Computer Vision : the Guide for Developers and Users. by Hornberg, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…1.11 ON/OFF Structure, Division of the Whole Illuminance Amplitude1.12 Consequences of the Rod and Cone Diversity on Retinal Wiring; 1.13 Motion Sensitivity in the Retina; 1.14 Visual Information Processing in Higher Centers; 1.14.1 Morphology; 1.14.2 Functional Aspects -- Receptive Field Structures and Cortical Modules; 1.15 Effects of Attention; 1.16 Color Vision, Color Constancy, and Color Contrast; 1.17 Depth Perception; 1.18 Adaptation in the Visual System to Color, Spatial, and Temporal Contrast; 1.19 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References.…”
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A Mathematical Approach to Multilevel, Multiscale Health Interventions : Pharmaceutical Industry Decline and Policy Response. by Wallace, Rodrick

Table of Contents: “…Treatment. 10.1. The generalized retina. 10.2. Therapeutic efficacy. 10.3. Psychosocial stress. 10.4. …”
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Ophthalmology Review : a Case-Study Approach. by Singh, Kuldev

Table of Contents: “…14 A Nearly Mature Cataract in a Patient with Glaucoma15 Retained Lens Material after Cataract Extraction; 16 Fibrin Deposition on Intraocular Lenses; 17 Subluxated Crystalline Lens; 18 Congenital Cataract; Part III: Glaucoma; 19 Ocular Hypertension; 20 Open-Angle Glaucoma; 21 Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma; 22 Pigmentary Glaucoma; 23 Neovascular Glaucoma; 24 Inflammatory Glaucoma; 25 Primary Congenital Glaucoma; 26 Ocular Hypotony; 27 Posttrabeculectomy Wound Leak; 28 Failing Filtering Bleb; 29 Flat Anterior Chamber; 30 Persistent Choroidal Detachment; Part IV: Retina.…”
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Artificial vision : a clinical guide

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Diffusion in solids and liquids VII : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 7th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer, Microst...

Table of Contents: “…Diffusion in Solids and Liquids VII; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; The Beauty of the Different Views on Diffusion; Fabrication and Properties of Sn-3.5Ag-XCu Solder by Ball Milling and Paste Mixing; Mass Transport Mechanism in the Retina of the Human Eye; Evaluation of Commercial Adsorbents for Removal of Biuret in Urea Solution for Automotive Applications; Evaluation of the Use of Solids Waste Generated in the Activities of Exploration as Adsorbents for Treatment of Oil Derivatives -- Electrochemical Behavior and Thickness of Aluminium Oxide Films Studied by EIS: Laboratory and Field StudiesBack Diffusion during Zone Melting of Metallurgical Silicon; Numerical Simulation of Rising Damp Phenomenon; Characterization of a Hygro-Regulated Wall Base Ventilation System for Treatment of Rising Damp; Influence of Thermal Treatment on the Heat Transfer of 10GN2MFA Steel; Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Prediction of Atmospheric Corrosion; The Influence of Carbon Fillers on Thermal Transport in Polyurethane -- Slow Crystallization of Al-Sc Alloys: Growth of Spherical Intermetallic ParticlesNovel Arrangement of Rough Tubes for Heat Flux Improvement; Estimation of Li-Ion Diffusion Coefficients in C60 Coated Si Thin Film Anodes Using Electrochemical Techniques; Synthesis and Characterization of the Gold-SiO2 Core-Shell Nanoparticle on the X-Nanozeoliate Used for Immobilization of the Alkaline Protease Enzyme; The Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of the Self-Diffusivity in Zeolites -- Comparison of Elastic Constant for Borassus flabellifier in the Longitudinal and Perpendicular Direction of Fibres with FrequencyThe Principles of Processing Siderite Ores with a High Magnesium Oxide Content; Closed Form Solutions to Nonlinear Heat Conduction Problems; Three-Dimensional Diffusion in Arbitrary Domain Using Generalized Coordinates for the Boundary Condition of the First Kind: Application in Drying; Thermodynamics of Defect Formation and Hydration of Y2O3; Prediction of Effective Heat Storage Coefficient of Multi-Phase Materials -- Effect of TiC Particles Volume Fraction on the Mutual Diffusion of Al and Mg during Fabrication of Al-4.5wt%Mg/TiC via Mechanical Alloying ProcessPhase Transformation and Thermoelectric Properties of In0.25Co4-xNixSb12 Skutterudites; Improvement of Surface Quality and Parts Functional Ability by Vibro-Mechanical Consolidation Treatment and Finishing; Applying Computational Analysis in Studies of Resin Transfer Moulding; Mass Transfer of God Particle or Higgs Boson; Study of Diffusion and Water Vapor Permeability in Chitosan Films and Chitosan Emulsified Films.…”
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Innate Tolerance in the CNS Translational Neuroprotection by Pre- and Post-Conditioning by Gidday, Jeffrey M.

Table of Contents: “…Ischemic Pre- and Post-Conditioning in the Retina -- Section VI. Clinical Applications -- 26. …”
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Oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant protocols

Table of Contents: “…Browne -- Determination of products of lipid oxidation by infrared spectroscopy / Douglas Borchman -- Detection of docosahexaenoic acid hydroperoxides in retina by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry / Guey-Shuang Wu -- Detection of lipid hydroperoxide-derived protein modification with polyclonal antibodies / Yoki Kato -- Techniques for determining the metabolic pathways of eicosanoids and for evaluating the rate-controlling enzymes / Ninder Panesar -- Mass spectrometric quantification of F2-isoprostanes as indicators of oxidant stress / Jason D. …”
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Haptic Feedback Teleoperation of Optical Tweezers by Ni, Zhenjiang

Table of Contents: “…State of the art of silicon retina applications.…”
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Animal Eyes. by Land, Michael F.

Table of Contents: “…Some consequences of image motion; Exceptions: rotational scanning by one-dimensional retinae; Summary.…”
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Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide. by Stein, Johannes

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4: The Basics of Our GameTaking care of cross-device compatibility; Understanding the texture size limit; How to deal with different screen sizes; Scaling the viewport; Black borders; Showing non-interactive screen space; Rearranging screen elements; Choosing the best option; Differences between various devices; Utilizing the iOS SDK; Retina and iPad support in Sparrow; App icons and splash images; The bottom line; Starting with the development of our game; Creating our scene manager setup; Time for action -- creating our scene manager setup; Adding images to the battlefield scene.…”
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Color Atlas and Synopsis of CLinical Ophthalmology : Pediatric Ophthalmology. by Nelson, Leonard

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Color in Computer Vision : Fundamentals and Applications by Gevers, Theo

Table of Contents: “…2.1 Introduction2.2 Stages of Color Information Processing; 2.2.1 Eye and Optics; 2.2.2 Retina: Rods and Cones; 2.2.3 Ganglion Cells and Receptive Fields; 2.2.4 LGN and Visual Cortex; 2.3 Chromatic Properties of the Visual System; 2.3.1 Chromatic Adaptation; 2.3.2 Human Color Constancy; 2.3.3 Spatial Interactions; 2.3.4 Chromatic Discrimination and Color Deficiency; 2.4 Summary; 3 Color Image Formation; 3.1 Lambertian Reflection Model; 3.2 Dichromatic Reflection Model; 3.3 Kubelka-Munk Model; 3.4 The Diagonal Model; 3.5 Color Spaces; 3.5.1 XYZ System; 3.5.2 RGB System.…”
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Colour design : theories and applications

Table of Contents: “…2.1 Introduction2.2 Illusions in the context of human visual system; 2.2.1 A short description of the visual system; 2.2.2 The retina and spatial vision; 2.2.3 Colour sensation; 2.3 From isolated colour to colour in context: Some experiments; 2.3.1 Land experiments; 2.3.2 After-images and the Daw experiment; 2.4 Examples of the different groups of colour illusions; 2.4.1 Colour constancy; 2.4.2 Simultaneous contrast; 2.4.3 The locality of contrast; 2.4.4 Assimilation; 2.5 Conclusions; References; Further reading…”
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Neuro-inspired information processing by Cappy, Alain, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…An emblematic example: the visual cortex -- 2.3.1. Eye and retina -- 2.3.2. Optic nerve -- 2.3.3. Cortex V1…”
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