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Larry N. Thibos

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsCorneal surgery and disordersAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingOcular and Laser Science Research

Publications

340

Citations

12,154

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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Larry N. Thibos studies the optics of the human eye and how the eye forms images on the retina, including how imperfections such as astigmatism and other wavefront aberrations affect vision. The work combines mathematical and computer models of eye optics with measures of visual image quality, examining how these change with factors like age, pupil size, focusing (accommodation), and position across the visual field. Some recent work also covers the history of vision science.

Optics and image formation in the eyeWavefront aberrations and refractive errorVisual image quality metricsAccommodation and astigmatism across the visual fieldHistory of vision neuroscience

Publication activity has slowed over the last decade, dropping from around seven papers per year in 2017–2019 to roughly one per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 7 publications7172018: 4 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication23242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Vision×8
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A×6
  • Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics×5
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science×3
  • Optometry and Vision Science×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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