Fixation of a point on a flat stimulus of alternating white and black bars of different widths and indistinct boundaries, yielded reports indicating complete compensation of the effects of the involuntary eye movements at the fixation point but visualization of (i.e., the non-compensation of) nystagmus and saccadic eye movements in the periphery. This effect was greater with binocular than monocular regard, indicating imperfect synchronization of the eyes.
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