Visual field testA visual field test is an eye examination that can detect dysfunction in central and peripheral vision which may be caused by various medical conditions such as glaucoma, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumours or other neurological deficits. Visual field testing can be performed clinically by keeping the subject's gaze fixed while presenting objects at various places within their visual field. Simple manual equipment can be used such as in the tangent screen test or the Amsler grid.
Architectural lighting designArchitectural lighting design is a field of work or study that is concerned with the design of lighting systems within the built environment, both interior and exterior. It can include manipulation and design of both daylight and electric light or both, to serve human needs. Lighting design is based in both science and the visual arts. The basic aim of lighting within the built environment is to enable occupants to see clearly and without discomfort.
Photorécepteur (biologie)Suivant le contexte, le terme photorécepteur peut désigner : un neurone sensoriel sensible à la lumière que l'on trouve sur la couche postérieure de la rétine (on parle alors de cellule photoréceptrice ou neurone photorécepteur) ; la molécule qui assure la transduction de l'énergie lumineuse en signal biochimique au sein de la cellule photoréceptrice ; une protéine photoréceptrice ou activée par certaines longueurs d'onde de la lumière, y compris chez les bactéries, champignons et les plantes ; ces dernière
Stage lightingStage lighting is the craft of lighting as it applies to the production of theater, dance, opera, and other performance arts. Several different types of stage lighting instruments are used in this discipline. In addition to basic lighting, modern stage lighting can also include special effects, such as lasers and fog machines. People who work on stage lighting are commonly referred to as lighting technicians or lighting designers. The equipment used for stage lighting (e.g.
Boundary problem (spatial analysis)A boundary problem in analysis is a phenomenon in which geographical patterns are differentiated by the shape and arrangement of boundaries that are drawn for administrative or measurement purposes. The boundary problem occurs because of the loss of neighbors in analyses that depend on the values of the neighbors. While geographic phenomena are measured and analyzed within a specific unit, identical spatial data can appear either dispersed or clustered depending on the boundary placed around the data.
Landscape lightingLandscape lighting or garden lighting refers to the use of outdoor illumination of private gardens and public landscapes; for the enhancement and purposes of safety, nighttime aesthetics, accessibility, security, recreation and sports, and social and event uses. Light pollution exacerbated by excessive, misdirected or obtrusive use of light, but even carefully used light fundamentally alters natural conditions. As a major side-effect of urbanization, it is blamed for compromising health, disrupting ecosystems and spoiling aesthetic environments.
Gaz d'éclairageÀ l'origine, le gaz d'éclairage désigne le gaz de houille, nommé ainsi par son inventeur William Murdoch parce que destiné à l'éclairage (gas light). L'idée de s'éclairer au moyen d'un gaz est traditionnellement attribuée à Philippe Lebon en France, et à Jan Pieter Minckelers en Hollande. Par extension le terme gaz d'éclairage renvoie à la technique permettant d'éclairer à partir d'un gaz tel que le gaz de houille, le gaz naturel, le dihydrogène, le méthane, le propane, le butane et l'acétylène.
Motion perceptionMotion perception is the process of inferring the speed and direction of elements in a scene based on visual, vestibular and proprioceptive inputs. Although this process appears straightforward to most observers, it has proven to be a difficult problem from a computational perspective, and difficult to explain in terms of neural processing. Motion perception is studied by many disciplines, including psychology (i.e. visual perception), neurology, neurophysiology, engineering, and computer science.
ContrasteLe contraste (lat. « contra », « contre », et « stare », « se tenir », de l'i.e. "sta") est une propriété intrinsèque d'une image qui quantifie la différence de luminosité entre les parties claires et sombres d'une image. Le contraste caractérise la répartition lumineuse d'une image. Visuellement il est possible de l'interpréter comme un étalement de l'histogramme de luminosité de l'image.
Cône (photorécepteur)thumb|Cônes et bâtonnets de la rétine en microscopie électronique (fausses couleurs). Les cônes sont des photorécepteurs situés dans la rétine, transformant le signal électromagnétique de la lumière en signal nerveux permettant la vision photopique diurne. La vision scotopique nocturne est assurée par les bâtonnets. vignette|Densité des cônes en bleu et des bâtonnets en noir (en milliers par mm) par rapport à la distance au centre de la fovéa (en degrés). La zone entre pointillés est la papille optique, ou point aveugle, sans photorécepteurs.