Spatial scaling of the binocular capture effect.

Purpose: Binocular "capture" occurs when the perceived visual direction of a monocular stimulus is displaced in the direction of the cyclopean visual direction of nearby binocular targets. This effect increases with the vertical separation of broadband monocular stimuli. The present study investigated whether the "capture" effect exhibits a systematic relationship with the spatial frequency composition of monocular lines and vertical separation.

Stereopsis from a performance perspective.

Purpose: A patient can demonstrate a poor stereoscopic test or task performance for reasons inherent within the test/task itself for reasons dependent on normal physiology common to all human subjects, and also for reasons that are outside of normal physiology and are unique or idiosyncratic to a particular person's visual system. This article reviews the literature for the first two reasons, but emphasizes the pathophysiology involved in the idiosyncratic and abnormal reasons.

Results: Using control systems analysis, it is shown that deficits in stereoscopic performance can be explained by reference to the quantitative aspect of stereoscopic threshold and qualitative aspects such as speed of response, reliability-robustness, and strength of percept.