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RETINAL DISPARITY
A hand-held stereoscope: half-
lenses allow the directions of
gaze of the two eyes to remain
parallel so that each eye can
view a different figure. The
stereoscope recreates the
effect of viewing a single scene
at a great distance.
By closing one eye, we have
eliminated whatever
information might be provided
by the simultaneous utilization
of the two eyes together.
Investigators distinguish two
separate factors here, retinal
disparity and convergence.
When we view objects with both
eyes open, the images of the
objects projected on each retina
are slightly different, or
disparate, because the eyes are
in slightly differing positions
with respect to the scene,
roughly 2.5 inches apart on the
average.