Test 3 Flashcards
Rivalry
When your brain can’t fuse the images. Sensory fusion requires that similar images be presented simultaneously to corresponding points in the two eyes or panums.
Two types of binocular rivalry
- Exclusive dominance.
- Targets are perceived to come from exclusively 1 eye, then the other.
- Small targets, eccentric targets. - Mosaic Dominance.
- Targets are perceived as mosaics/zones.
- Large targets, close to foveal targets.
*not under voluntary control. Images on nasal retina tend to dominate over temporal retina.
Binocular suppression 2 types
Physiological: Suppression in absence of strabismus.
Pathological: Suppression secondary to strab or ocular abnormality.
If the two eyes have equal dominance, then the eye presented the weaker image will be suppressed. Weaker images include
Dimmer, blurred, stationary, or images on nasal retina (weaker than temporal retina).
(Motion can be used to break suppression, strong stimulus)
Why is amblyopia more common in ET than XT?
Nasal retina suppression tends to be deeper than temporal.
3 requirements for rivalry
Dissimilar stimuli for the two eyes
Continuous alteration of dominance within zones
Wavelength specific
3 requirements for suppression
Suppression can occur with or without same stimuli
More constant
Wavelength does not affect suppression.
Da Vinci Stereopsis
Visual system can use rivalry as a cue to relative distance.
The size of zone of suppression decreases with ___ spatial frequencies
Increasing. Smaller details.
Binocular luster
Dissimilarities in color, luminance or contrast appear shimmery
Where does rivalry and suppression originate in the brain
Must be in V2 and beyond because stereo can occur in the presence of rivalry and stereo happens in V1.
Wolfe and blake proposed theory about mechanisms for rivalry
Two monocular channels, one binocular channel.
If corresponding images, the binocular channel is activated.
Does not account for mosaic rivalry
ET binocular suppression scotoma
In the deviated eye from the fovea to avoid confusion and nasal retina to avoid diplopia. Usually very deep. Size is proportional to angle of deviation
XT binocular suppression scotoma
Usually not as deep as ET. Extends from fovea to etire temporal hemiretina of the deviated eye.
Methods to detect/measure suppression
Worth 4 dot Phoria testing Vergence Vectograph 4BO - should see nasal re fixation movement. Bagolini lenses. X is normal.
Monocular cues to depth
Aerial perspective- less contrast farther away Interposition Shadow Retinal image size Motion parallax (moving) Reactive velocity Looming
SOLI SILO
Adding BO can cause pt to perceive images as this. Depends on brain’s interpretation from EOMs
Absolute distance/depth
The distance of a single object from the ego center of the observer. Does not change with vergence. Determines the binocular parallax
Binocular parallax
Vergence angle based on the absolute distance.
Does not depend on vergence angle of the eye, only nodal points.
Absolute disparity
The difference between the binocular parallax of an object and the convergence angle of the eyes. Stimulus for vergence!
Absolute disparities smaller then __ min of arc will not stimulate a vergene movement because it will fall in panums.
6 mins of arc
Relative horizontal disparity
The difference between the absolute horizontal disparities of the two points. Encodes the relative depth between the fixated objects and other objects in the binocular field of view.
Required for stereo.
Angular disparity
Relative disparity between the front and back of and object. Stimulates depth within the object.
Depth constancy
The perception that the depth within a familiar object (or distance between two objects) is unchanged despite the change in binocular disparity.
Absolute vertical disparity
Difference between the angles of elevation measured separately of the two eyes for one point.
Relative vertical disparity
The difference between the absolute vertical disparities of two points. Not affected by vertical misalignment. Do not yield perception of depth.
Disparity gradient
Linear change in horizontal disparity across space. Encodes slant.
Disparity gradient= disparity / separation.
Binocularly linked images
two types
Images of any type that engage the disparity detection system.
Linked corresponding images- correctly matched images.
Linked non corresponding- Incorrectly matched images and produce depth