Inertia of Vision

Article "Inertia of vision"

Inertia is the tendency to maintain its state or motion after an external force has been removed. Our body also has a mechanism that helps avoid repeated movements and conserve energy. And this mechanism is called inertia of vision.

Visual inertia occurs when the gaze deviates from the original direction, this is when the eyes move more slowly than usual due to mental inertia. This can be observed when a person tries to return to a previous point of view after perceiving a different object. Research has shown that the longer the exposure period, the higher the visual inertia. This means that the time interval between the individual reactions of each eye increases with prolonged exposure. These changes cause the eyes to slow down in response to object movement and reduce the quality of vision in general.

Research on kinesthetic stimulation during vision persistence training shows that it can reduce the interpupillary compromise and also influence the process of image fusion. In addition, studies of the persistence effect show that its repeated application on the visual parcel also reduces the fusion accuracy. This indicates the ability of the inertial effect to achieve background and stereoscopic visual functions.

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