PURKINJE'S IMAGES
\pˈɜːkɪnd͡ʒz ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɪz], \pˈɜːkɪndʒz ˈɪmɪdʒɪz], \p_ˈɜː_k_ɪ_n_dʒ_z ˈɪ_m_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z]\
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The three reflected images from the eye, one from the anterior surface of the cornea, one from the posterior surface of the cornea, and one from the front of the lens. They were used by Helmholtz to prove that in the accommodation of the eye it is the curvature of the lens which undergoes change.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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