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Science 29 September 1972:
Vol. 177. no. 4055, pp. 1207 - 1208
DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4055.1207
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Peripheral Motion Detection and Refractive Error

Herschel W. Leibowitz 1, Chis A. Johnson 1, and Edmund Isabelle 1

1 Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802

Motion thresholds were determined for the fovea and peripheral retina with and without correction for peripheral refractive error. With correction, motion thresholds decreased and inidividual differences disappeared. These results imply that under normal observation conditions, peripheral sensitivity is limited mainly by dioptric rather than retinal variables.


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