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Spatial resolution across the macaque retina.

W H Merigan1, L M Katz

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642.

Vision Research
|January 1, 1990
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Macaque grating acuity, measured using orientation discrimination, mirrors human visual performance across the retina. Visual acuity peaks at the fovea and declines with eccentricity, influenced by cone and ganglion cell density.

Area of Science:

  • Vision science
  • Comparative neurobiology
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Grating acuity, a measure of visual resolution, varies across the retina.
  • Understanding this variation in non-human primates aids in interpreting human visual processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure grating acuity as a function of eccentricity in macaques.
  • To compare macaque visual acuity with previously recorded human data.

Main Methods:

  • Grating acuity was determined using a vertical-horizontal orientation discrimination task.
  • Fixation was controlled by training macaques to fixate a spot at varying distances from the stimulus, with head restraint and scleral search coil monitoring.

Main Results:

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  • Macaque grating acuity reached a peak of approximately 38 cycles/degree (c/deg) at the fovea.
  • Acuity decreased approximately 10-fold by 30 degrees of eccentricity.
  • Visual acuity was slightly higher in the temporal visual field compared to the nasal visual field.

    • Conclusions:

    • The acuity-eccentricity function in macaques resembles that of humans.
    • Near the fovea, acuity appears dependent on cone density; beyond 10 degrees eccentricity, P ganglion cell density is a likely factor.
    • Spatial averaging across retinal ganglion cell receptive fields may also limit macaque visual acuity.