Eye chart / William Germano.
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TextSeries: Object lessonsPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017Description: 160 pages ; 17 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501312342 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Eye -- Examination -- History | Vision -- Testing -- History | Visual perception -- History | Visual perception -- Psychological aspects | Health and Fitness | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 612.8'4 Summary: What's an eye chart and how does it work? Desert nomads tested their vision by distinguishing a pair of stars, but we've created more anxiety-provoking ways to test the strength of our eyes. Encompassing a Spanish cleric's Renaissance guide to testing vision, a Dutch ophthalmologist's innovation in optical tech, and the witty subversion of the eye chart in advertising and popular culture, 'Eye Chart' is an essay on the sharp, the fuzzy, and the invisible.
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What's an eye chart and how does it work? Desert nomads tested their vision by distinguishing a pair of stars, but we've created more anxiety-provoking ways to test the strength of our eyes. Encompassing a Spanish cleric's Renaissance guide to testing vision, a Dutch ophthalmologist's innovation in optical tech, and the witty subversion of the eye chart in advertising and popular culture, 'Eye Chart' is an essay on the sharp, the fuzzy, and the invisible.
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