The size-eccentricity effect shows that objects in the periphery appear smaller than they are. A new study found that this ...

Glaucoma affects peripheral vision, creating blind spots in the outer edges of a person’s visual field. This can affect daily activities such as driving and walking. Glaucoma is the name for a group ...

Whether you’re driving a car or walking into a room, your peripheral vision helps you move around safely. It lets you see things without moving your head. But some conditions can interfere with ...

Most of us have at some point felt the sensation that someone is staring at us in our peripheral vision. A quick glance is all it takes to confirm or deny this sensation. Sometimes there really is a ...

This is an image to demonstrate visual 'crowding' and test peripheral vision. Ensure that the red dot in the centre of the image is at eye level and focus on it. While holding your focus on the red ...

This is an image to demonstrate visual 'crowding' and test peripheral vision. Ensure that the red dot in the centre of the image is at eye level and focus on it. While holding your focus on the red ...

Hemianopia is a loss of half a person’s peripheral vision. This means a person loses the right half or left half of vision in each eye. Hemianopia can occur from injury to the brain, such as a stroke.