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Aerial view showing the human field of vision. (Illustration by Hans & Cassidy. Courtesy of Gale Group.)
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Function
Ocular dominance
Memory
Electrochemical messengers
Color vision
Optic pathway
Visual discrimination
Optic chiasma
Visual cortex
Visual acuity
Retinal eccentricity
Luminance
Accommodation
Role in human health
Color-blindness
Strabismus
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