Retinal correspondence is the inherent relationship between paired
retinal visual cells in the two
eye
Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conv ...
s. Images from one object stimulate both cells, which transmit the information to the
brain, permitting a single visual impression localized in the same direction in space.
[Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. ''Dictionary of Eye Terminology.'' Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.]
Types
Normal retinal correspondence (NRC) is a binocular condition in which both
fovea
Fovea () (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae ) is a term in anatomy. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure.
Human anatomy
*Fovea centralis of the retina
* Fovea buccalis or Dimple
* Fovea of the femoral head
* Trochlear fovea of the fr ...
s work together as corresponding retinal points, with resultant images fused in the
occipital cortex of the brain.
Abnormal retinal correspondence (ARC), also called ''Anomalous retinal correspondence'' is binocular sensory adaptation to compensate for a long-standing eye deviation (i.e.
strabismus). The fovea of the straight (non-deviated) eye and non-foveal retinal point of the deviated eye work together, sometimes permitting single binocular vision.
See also
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Bagolini Striated Glasses Test
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Binocular vision
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Haploscope
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Stereopsis
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Orthoptist
References
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External links
* Bhola, Rahul.
Binocular Vision.' University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences: EyeRounds.org. January 23, 2006.
International Orthoptics AssociationOrthoptics Association of Australia
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