aDepartamento de Óptica, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
bDepartamento de Óptica, Universitat de València, c/o Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
Abstract:
The influence of optical aberrations on the retinoscopic reflex is theoretically analyzed from a geometrical point of view. The relationship between the wave aberrations to the ray aberrations is applied to explain the appearance of the retinoscopic patterns for different types of ocular aberrations. Several schematic models of the human eye are tested numerically, showing that a careful retinoscopic examination can detect the usual eye aberrations.