Human visual field: about 180 degrees
of arc ![]()
Fovea(area of highest resolution):
about 2 degrees of arc ![]()
75% of the human visual operations are related to the fovea.
Light reception takes place in the
retina
,
which contains 2 types of photoreceptors:
| Cones | Rods | |
| Mediated visual impression | colors | degrees of brightness (b/w) |
| Distribution over retina | fovea only | not in the fovea |
| Sensitivity for brightness | low | high |