All impressions made upon either retina, to the one side of a vertical line through the centre, the fovea centralis, before giving rise to conscious perception cause a stimulation of the same area in the brain.
This central part is called the fovea centralis and is the point of acutest vision.
Near the posterior pole of the fundus, but somewhat excentrically placed towards the temporal or outer side, is the fovea centralis, a slight depression in the retina, composed almost entirely of cones, the spot of most acute vision.
Many birds possess besides this temporal fovea a second fovea nearer the nasal side.
The fovea centralis of the human retina is the seat of most acute vision, and in the fovea centralis there are no rods.
This finally results in a highly organized central spot or fovea which is possessed only by man and the higher monkeys.
Without the highly specialized fovea we might see equally well over the whole retina but could not look attentively at anything, and therefore could not observe thoughtfully.
In the fovea centralis--the point of the retina on the optical axis of the eye--is a slight depression much thinner than the remainder of the retina and this is inhabited chiefly by cones.
He has stated that the part of the figure whose image lies near the fovea is estimated as nearer than those portions in the peripheral regions of the visual field.
The fovea also contains a yellow pigmentation which makes this area of the retina selective as to color-vision.
When we desire to see an object distinctly we habitually turn the head so that the image of the object falls upon the fovea of each eye.
Another significant fact is that the fovea is of little use in very dim light.
The fovea has no rods and hence is of little use in very faint light.
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