Abstract

The propagation of light in biological media is of considerable experimental and theoretical interest. Whenever there is an abrupt interface between two otherwise linear, isotropic and locally homogeneous media (with different refractive indices) the incident light will undergo transmission and reflection. The amount, spectral distribution and polarization characteristics of light reaching the retina are modified due to the transmittance characteristics of light; this could be due to reflection, absorption and scattering in any of the ocular media structures. This plays a major role in basic and clinical psychophysical studies.

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