Control of eye movement with peripheral vision: implications for training of eccentric viewing

A review of peripheral visual control of eye movements suggests that such control may be easier if the direction of the extrafoveal locus used is orthogonal rather than radial to the direction of target motion. When the extrafoveal locus lies parallel (radial) to the direction of target or eye motion, artificial feedback is usually required to avoid reflexive foveation. These findings have important implications for training eccentric viewing in low vision patients with central scotomata.