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... retina ( the back surface of the inside of the eye ) as if it were the film in a camera and of the lens within the eye as analogous to the single lens of the camera ( see EYE AND VISION , HUMAN ) . Just as in a por- trait photographer's ...
... retina ( the back surface of the inside of the eye ) as if it were the film in a camera and of the lens within the eye as analogous to the single lens of the camera ( see EYE AND VISION , HUMAN ) . Just as in a por- trait photographer's ...
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... retinal images of the same object seem to be combined perceptually in the brain into one three - dimensional experience . The de- gree of disparity between the two retinal images , so - called binocular parallax , depends on the ...
... retinal images of the same object seem to be combined perceptually in the brain into one three - dimensional experience . The de- gree of disparity between the two retinal images , so - called binocular parallax , depends on the ...
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... retina , resulting in an absence of colour vision but a great increase in visual acuity and light sensitivity . Contrary to popular opinion , owls are not blind in strong light . The pupils , which operate independently , can be greatly ...
... retina , resulting in an absence of colour vision but a great increase in visual acuity and light sensitivity . Contrary to popular opinion , owls are not blind in strong light . The pupils , which operate independently , can be greatly ...
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