Binocular vision and eye conact Posted: 03-18-07 08:57am
This is a very strange question, I know. I
have never really heard about anyone else
with the same problem, and it's
uncomfortable to ask about it. I have
always been able to make good eye contact
all my life, but until recently I have not
been able to look someone in the eyes.
It's not that I am being shy, its that I
only focus on one eye and not both, even
if I try to look at both eyes. Can someone
please help, this not in my head, I have
eyes in very good health and this is a
problem. Thank you
It is not possible to focus on both eyes
simultaneously, especially if you are
standing a short distance from a person.
Every normal human par of eyes is able to
focus on one point in space at one moment.
this makes it impossible to focus on 2 or
more points in space simultaneously. It is
also impossible for each eye to be focused
on different points at the same time. In
other words, both eyes always focus on the
same point in space at the same time. This
is a law of binocular vision. You can
focus on 2 different points at the same
time (two eyes, for example) only if the
points are close together or if you are
looking at them from a greater distance.
But even then, you won’t be able to
focus on each eye, but only on some point
in the middle. In this case, 2 points, in
fact, can become one point of focus. This
practically means that if you are looking
between a person's eyebrows, or at their
nose from a great distance, you may be
able to see his both eyes in the same
moment.
I believe there is nothing wrong with your
eyes. A problem may exist, however, if you
can’t focus on one point with both eyes.
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