Normal Binocular Vision Theory, Investigation and Practical Aspects

by Stidwill, David; Fletcher, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781405192507
• ISBN10: 140519250X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-08
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Binocular vision, i.e. where both eyes are used together, is a fundamental component of human sight. It also aids hand-eye co-ordination, and the perception of the self within the environment.This is a major new textbook for students of optometry, orthoptics, and ophthalmology, and also of psychology. Fully illustrated throughout, the book includes self-assessment exercises at the end of each chapter, and sample experiments in binocular vision functioning.

Author Biography

David Stidwill, F.C. Optom., Dip.C.L.P., works in private practice and is a visiting lecturer at the Department of Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham. He is Honorary Secretary of the Orthoptic and Binocular Vision Association, and is an examiner for the College of Optometrists. Robert Fletcher, M.Sc. (Tech), F.C. Optom., D.Orth., is Professor Emeritus in Optometry and Visual Science at City University, London. He has taught on the subject of binocular vision at several levels in several lands, notably Norway and Italy.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. vi
Abbreviations	p. vii
Introduction to Normal Binocular Vision	p. 1
The Development of Binocular Vision	p. 15
Binocular Summation	p. 29
The Binocular Fusion System	p. 38
Diplopia and Confusion, Suppression and Rivalry	p. 57
The Normal Horopter	p. 72
The Extrinsic, or Extra-ocular, Muscles	p. 100
Eye Movements	p. 119
Visual Response to Near Objects	p. 140
The Binocular Integrative Action of the Visual System	p. 152
Depth Perception	p. 172
Measurement of Binocular Motor and Sensory Status	p. 196
Practical Experiments in Binocular Vision	p. 218
Summary of Cortical Organisation in Relation to Vision	p. 235
Further Reading	p. 236
Norms for Binocular Visual Functions	p. 237
Terminology	p. 238
Glossary	p. 240
References	p. 249
Index	p. 263
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