August 20, 2001.ppt

August 20, 2001 Symposium Title ECS 298 Photorealistic Image Synthesis The Human Visual System Brian Budge Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing Computer Science Department University of California, Davis Overview Physiology of the human eye The eye and how light is recognized Vision What does it mean for image synthesis? Physiology of the human eye Breakdown… Outer shell Sclera is the white of your eyes 22mm in diameter and 1 mm thick Gives the eye it’s structural integrity Totally opaque Cornea is the transparent semi-spherical shell that covers the front of your eye where there is a break in the sclera Radius of curvature of 8mm Refractive index of 1.37 – causes the convergence of rays of light within the eye! Aqueous humor is the fluid behind the cornea Basically just water, with refractive index 1.33 Carries nutrients to cornea Pupil The iris is the the colorful part of the eye, connects with the choroid The opening centered within the iris is the pupil The iris consists of delicate muscle which dilates and contracts to allow various amounts of light through the pupil Pupil diameter ranges from about 2mm on a bright day to 8mm under dark conditions Both pupils dilate or contract at the same time regardless of whether lighting is consistent for both eyes – called the consensual pupillary reflex Lens The lens is also called the crystalline lens Refractive index of 1.4 at center to 1.38 at the outside Gives fine vision adjustment known as accommodation which helps you focus objects of different distance to the eye This is controlled by muscles, and is why you get eye strain from focusing on things too close, and why looking far away helps relax it Retina The retina is the light sensitive layer Purpose is to form an appropriate real image of the world The image which “exposes” onto the retina is actually inverted, but our brain “reverts” it The fovea is on the central axis of the retina, and is the area of greatest visual acuity This is w