A simple relationship between the probability distribution of visual acuity and the density of retinal output channels.

• Throughout the retina, the parameters of the probability distribution of visual acuity for monochromatic interference fringes are closely proportional to the number of retinal ganglion cells per degree of visual angle. There are no simple relationships to receptor spatial frequencies. These findings suggest that neuro-retinal acuity is determined principally by the spatial frequency of neural output channels.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Oftalmologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Ophthalmology (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Humans

Photoreceptor Cells

physiology

Retina

anatomy & histology

physiology

Sensory Receptor Cells

Visual Acuity

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ref (subject category)

art (subject category)