binocular
(adjective)
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
Examples of binocular in the following topics:
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Perceiving Depth, Distance, and Size
- Perception of depth, size, and distance is achieved using both monocular and binocular cues.
- Depth perception, size, and distance are ascertained through both monocular (one eye) and binocular (two eyes) cues.
- In binocular vision, these relative sizes are compared, since each individual eye is seeing a slightly different image from a different angle.
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Perceiving Motion
- For this reason, binocular vision is better at perceiving motion from a distance.
- In binocular vision, both eyes are used together to perceive motion of an object by tracking the differences in size, location, and angle of the object between the two eyes.
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Vision: The Visual System, the Eye, and Color Vision
- While depth perception is often attributed to binocular vision (vision from two eyes), it also relies heavily on monocular cues (cues from only one eye) to function properly.