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Most animals have at least some binocular overlap, i.e., a region of space that is viewed by both eyes. This reduces the overall visual field and raises the problem of combining two views of the world, seen from different vantage points, into a coherent whole. However, binocular vision also offers many potential advantages, including increased ability to see around obstacles and increased contrast sensitivity. One particularly interesting use for binocular vision is comparing information from both eyes to derive information about depth. There are many different ways in which this might be done, but in this review, I refer to them all under the general heading of stereopsis. This review examines the different possible uses of binocular vision and stereopsis and compares what is currently known about the neural basis of stereopsis in different taxa. Studying different animals helps us break free of preconceptions stemming from the way that stereopsis operates in human vision and provides new insights into the different possible forms of stereopsis.
Author(s): Read JCA
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Annual Review of Vision Science
Year: 2021
Volume: 7
Pages: 389-415
Print publication date: 01/09/2021
Online publication date: 20/07/2021
Acceptance date: 16/02/2021
ISSN (electronic): 2374-4650
URL: http://www.annualreviews.org/eprint/QPPVGH3EDNWZQAB5SRGC/full/10.1146/annurev-vision-093019-113212
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-093019-113212
PubMed id: 34283925
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