Have you ever heard the adage that we don’t see with our eyes, “we see with our brain”?
Well, it’s true. The eyes are responsible for transmitting images to the brain, by focusing on an object and understanding what the object is. It is the shape and size of your eye that determines whether our eyes are able to focus on an object, or if corrective ophthalmic lenses are necessary. When your eye focuses on an object, an image is formed. The brain then processes the object, projecting a virtual image. Optical scientists rely on our knowledge of eye sight, the brain and how it processes images to design the best possible lenses to correct an individual’s blurry vision.