Scientists Find First Creature With Eyes That Use Both Refractive and Reflective Optics

Florida Atlantic University researcher and member of the Center for Ocean Exploration and Deep-Sea Research at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Dr. Tamara Frank, was part of an international research team that discovered the first vertebrate with eyes that use mirrors rather than lenses to focus light. Results from this research have been published in the January issue of Current Biology.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news152272288.html">Scientists Find First Creature With Eyes That Use Both Refractive and Reflective Optics</a></p> <p>Florida Atlantic University researcher and member of the Center for Ocean Exploration and Deep-Sea Research at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Dr. Tamara Frank, was part of an international research team that discovered the first vertebrate with eyes that use mirrors rather than lenses to focus light. Results from this research have been published in the January issue of <I>Current Biology</I>. </p>