Land M F
Nature. 1980 Oct 23;287(5784):681-6. doi: 10.1038/287681a0.
Over the last twenty years classical views of how compound eyes work optically have undergone a series of overhauls. Exner's central concept of an optically inhomogeneous lens cylinder has survived, and such devices are now made commercially. He was wrong, however, about some crustacean eyes. They produce images by a mirror mechanism that was not discovered until 1975, and which now shows promise as an optical system capable of development.
在过去的二十年里，关于复眼如何进行光学工作的传统观点经历了一系列的彻底变革。埃克斯纳提出的光学上不均匀的透镜柱体这一核心概念得以保留，如今这类装置已实现商业化生产。然而，他对于一些甲壳类动物眼睛的认识是错误的。它们通过一种直到1975年才被发现的反射镜机制来成像，而这种机制如今显示出有望成为一种能够得到发展的光学系统。
