Binocular vision involves the coordinated use of both eyes to perceive a single image. It normally develops fully by age 4 and allows for fusion, stereopsis, and simultaneous perception. The development of binocular vision is dependent on normal visual experience during the first decade of life; abnormal visual experience can lead to poor or no binocular vision. Understanding the mechanism of binocular vision, including retinal correspondence and fusion, is important for diagnosing and treating abnormalities in binocular vision.
DEFINITION
NORMALBINOCULAR VISION
DEVELOPMENT OF BINOCULAR VISION
THEORIES OF BINOCULAR VISION
MECHANISM OF BINOCULAR VISION
GRADES OF BINOCULAR VISION
ABNORMALITIES OF BSV
INVESTIGATIONS
3.
DEFINITION
State of simultaneousvision which is
achieved by coordinated use of both eyes so
that separate and slight dissimar images
arising in each eye appreciated as single
image by process of fusion
DEVELOPMENT OF BSV
BEGINS AT 4 MONTHS OF AGE
PEAKS 2 YRS
WELL DEVELOPED 4 YRS
SLOW DECLINE BY 9 YRS
6.
THEORIES OF BINOCULAR
VISION
Theory of correspondence and disparity
Neurophsiological theory
Older theories
Alternation theory
Projection theory
Motor theory
Isomorphism theory
7.
MECHANISM OF BINOCULAR
VISION
Visual axis
Retinal correspondence
Egocentric localisation
Horopter
Pannums fusional area
Stereopsis testing
Stereoacuity is a quantitative measure of
stereopsis, it represents the smallest horizontal
retinal image disparity that give rise to a
sensation of depth.
Stereopsis is measured in seconds of arc.
1degree=60minutes of arc, 1minute=60seconds
of arc.
Normal stereoacuity= <60seconds of arc.
23.
Tests forstereopsis
Qualitative
Random dot stereograms
Synaptophore
Quantitative
Titmus fly test
TNO test
Lang test
24.
MACULAR
EXTRAMACULAR
BEGINS AT 2-3MONTHS MATURE AT BIRTH
IF DEPRIVED NEVER DEVELOPS WILL NOT DEPRIVE
POOR VN AND NYSTAGMUS --
SEVERES FIXATION ---
ONCE DEVELOPED
REINFORCEMENT REQUIRE TILL 9
YRS AGE
---
OTHERWISE AMBLYOPIA
DEVELOPS
---
CONES AND PARVOCELLULAR
GANGLION CELLS
RODS AND MAGNOCELLULAR
ANGLION CELLS
14’ OF ARC OF STEREOPSIS 200’ ARC OF STEREOPSIS
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BV MACULAR EXTRAMACULAR
SIMULTANEOUS
PERCEPTION
NONEEXCELLENT
FUSION EXCELLENT LIMITED
STEREOPSIS EXCELLENT LIMITED
SO THERE ARE NO ADAPTATIONS IF MACULAR
BINOCULAR VISION IS IMPAIRED AND
THERE WILL BE LIMITED FUSION AND
STEREOPSIS
IF EXTRAMACULAR BV IS IMPAIRED
SUPPRESSION AND ARC TAKES PLACE
26.
SUMMARY
BSV isnot inborn,but develops in the first
decade of life
Abnormal visual experience results in poor or
no BSV
Reversible only if intervened in the plastic
period of development
A good understanding of mechanism of BSV
is fundamental in successive treatment of its
anamolies