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If a visual object is in movement, the observer’s eyes usually move in pursuit of it. The aim of this pursuit is to make the retinal image of the object as stationary as necessary relative to the retina. By as stationary as necessary, we mean a velocity of movement of the retinal image so small that the eyes retain a high level of resolving power. The actual movement of pursuit is possible only if it is controlled by some form of system, hereinafter termed the system of pursuit.
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Yarbus, A.L. (1967). Eye Movements During Perception of Moving Objects. In: Eye Movements and Vision. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5379-7_7
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