The term binocular comes from two Latin roots, bini for double, and oculus for eye. Meer weergeven

Binocular summation is the process by which the detection threshold for a stimulus is lower with two eyes than with one. There … Meer weergeven

Once the fields of view overlap, there is a potential for confusion between the left and right eye's image of the same object. This can be dealt with in two ways: one image can be Meer weergeven

The overlapping of vision occurs due to the position of the eyes on the head (eyes are located on the front of the head, not on the sides). This overlap allows each eye to view objects … Meer weergeven

Some animals – usually, but not always, prey animals – have their two eyes positioned on opposite sides of their heads to give the … Meer weergeven

Apart from binocular summation, the two eyes can influence each other in at least three ways.
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When each eye has its own image of objects, it becomes impossible to align images outside of Panum's fusional area with an … Meer weergeven