Peripheral vision enables humans to see shapes that aren’t directly in our line of sight, albeit with less detail. This ability expands our field of vision and can be helpful in many situations, such ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) gradually affects central vision in one or both eyes while leaving peripheral vision (on the sides) intact. This peripheral vision – encompassing everything you ...

A person with peripheral vision loss has difficulty seeing things above, below, or at the side without turning their head. This type of vision loss is also known as tunnel vision. Tunnel vision can ...

Researchers have found a significant improvement in the peripheral awareness of people who played computer games specially designed around using peripheral vision. This finding opens up the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During periods of stress, the sympathetic nervous system automatically narrows the range of perceptual inputs to ...

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 ...