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... vision . These areas for sharp vision , often circular , are seldom located exactly in the optic axis ( an imaginary line drawn through the centre of the cornea and the central point of the eye , see Figure 13 ) . The eyes of most birds ...
... vision . These areas for sharp vision , often circular , are seldom located exactly in the optic axis ( an imaginary line drawn through the centre of the cornea and the central point of the eye , see Figure 13 ) . The eyes of most birds ...
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... vision occasionally force people to seek medical advice . Any condition that causes failure of function of part of the retina , the optic nerve , or the optic pathway to the brain , can cause such a blind spot , and the symptom requires ...
... vision occasionally force people to seek medical advice . Any condition that causes failure of function of part of the retina , the optic nerve , or the optic pathway to the brain , can cause such a blind spot , and the symptom requires ...
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... vision , and hearing . See CHRISTIAAN BARNARD and JOHN ILLMAN ( eds . ) , The Body Machine ( 1981 ) ; HERBERT HENSEL , Thermal Sensations and Thermoreceptors in Man ( 1982 ) ; TRYGG ENGEN , The Perception of Odors ( 1982 ) ; RONALD ...
... vision , and hearing . See CHRISTIAAN BARNARD and JOHN ILLMAN ( eds . ) , The Body Machine ( 1981 ) ; HERBERT HENSEL , Thermal Sensations and Thermoreceptors in Man ( 1982 ) ; TRYGG ENGEN , The Perception of Odors ( 1982 ) ; RONALD ...
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