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parafoveal, a. Anat.|pærəˈfəʊvɪəl|
[f. para-1 + fovea + -al.]
Of or pertaining to the parafovea; adjacent to the fovea.
1925Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalm. IX. 53 Frequently [in macular disease] the paracentral or parafoveal elements are mainly involved. 1941[see prec.]. 1959S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 13) xxii. 321 Central serous retinopathy..is presumably caused by exudation from the parafoveal capillaries, probably of toxic or allergic origin. 1971Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. LXXXIV. 48 The considerable amount of stray light..stimulates parafoveal rods.
Hence paraˈfoveally adv., in a parafoveal manner; by means of the parafovea.
1960New Scientist 10 Nov. 1267/2 When an object is seen parafoveally or peripherally, detail is not perceived; the object is seen as a comparatively vague shape, and the eye in these regions is sensitive mainly to motion. 1963Jrnl. Psychol. LV. 394 Brightness enhancement was measurably present for part-spectrum impingements presented parafoveally under the proper conditions of intermittency. |