visual field sparing

the extent to which normal vision is preserved in a visually impaired or deprived half of a visual field, expressed in degrees of visual angle measured from the fovea. Foveal sparing means that the foveal region (1°) is spared; macular sparing refers to the preservation of the macular region (5°); macular splitting denotes sparing ranging from 1° to 5°.

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Psychology term of the day

January 15th 2025

hit

n. the accurate identification of a signal in a signal detection task. Compare miss.

HIT

acronym for Holtzman Inkblot Technique.