On the gekko pupil and scheiner's disc

Christopher J Murphy; Howard C. Howland

doi:10.1016/0042-6989(86)90097-0

On the gekko pupil and scheiner's disc

Christopher J Murphy, Howard C. Howland

Ophthalmology and Vision Science

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Abstract

The four pinhole apertures of the constricted gekko pupil are an adaptation for decreasing the depth of field of the eye, while decreasing the total light flux to the retina. This may be useful for distance estimation at high light levels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	815-817
Number of pages	3
Journal	Vision Research
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6989(86)90097-0
State	Published - 1986

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems

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