visual field

The space or range within which objects are visible to the immobile eyes at a given time. Also called field of vision.

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visual field

(Physiology) the whole extent of the image falling on the retina when the eye is fixating a given point in space

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field′ of vi′sion

the entire view encompassed by the eye trained in any particular direction. Also called visual field.

[1930–35]

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Noun

visual field - all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment

field of regard, field of vision

visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system

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Thirty-seven OAG patients with early-stage visual field loss (mean deviation ≥ −6.00 dB) detected by the Humphrey Field Analyzer (30-2 SITA program) and 26 controls were included in this study.

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The researchers found that people with SAD were more likely to favour the left visual field when studying the faces and thus process them with the right side of their brains.

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