horopter
/hɒˈrɒptə
/noun Optics
A line or surface containing all those points in space of which images fall on corresponding points of the retinas of the two eyes.All the points common to both the horizontal and vertical line horopters have the same direction in each eye....
- The difference you notice in your ability to read the brochure is caused by the vertical horopter.
- The experimentally determined horopter deviates from the Vieth-Muller circle and is closer to the objective frontal plane passing through the fixation point.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek horos 'limit' + optēr 'person who looks'.
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