Abstract
For optimal visual acuity, images on the retina should be reasonably stable and those of particular interest should be located centrally where receptors are most densely distributed. These needs are met by the oculomotor system, which prevents excessive disturbances of the image and can rapidly reposition the eyes to bring new images into the central retina. Many frontaleyed animals possess stereovision for which the oculomotor system must be able to direct both eyes at the same object.
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Carpenter RHS (1977): Movements of the Eyes. London: Pion
Leigh JL, Zee DS (1983): The Neurology of Eye Movements. Philadelphia: Davis
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Gellman, R.S., Miles, F.A. (1988). Gaze, Control of. In: Sensory System I. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6647-6_15
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