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Experiments conducted in two independent laboratories indicate that the correction of refractive errors does not improve peripheral visual acuity. This finding contrasts with previous results for motion detection and other visual functions in the periphery. The “two visual systems” hypothesis provides a heuristic means of interpreting this apparent discrepancy.
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Research supported by Grant MH08061 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and by the CAFIR Research Fund of the University of Montreal.
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Johnson, C.A., Leibowitz, H.W., Millodot, M. et al. Peripheral visual acuity and refractive error: Evidence for “two visual systems”?. Perception & Psychophysics 20, 460–462 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03208282
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