CENTRAL VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does central vision mean? 

• CENTRAL VISION (noun)
  The noun CENTRAL VISION has 1 sense:

1. vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field

  Familiarity information: CENTRAL VISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRAL VISION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("central vision" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

 Context examples 

Your gradually lose your central vision.

(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)

It is characterized by an acute or subacute loss of central vision.

(Leber Hereditary Optic Atrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

Common eye problems include: • Refractive errors • Cataracts - clouded lenses • Glaucoma - a disorder caused by damage to the optic nerve • Retinal disorders - problems with the nerve layer at the back of the eye • Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys sharp, central vision • Diabetic eye problems • Conjunctivitis - an infection also known as pinkeye

(Eye Diseases, NIH: National Eye Institute)

You need central vision to see objects clearly and to do tasks such as reading and driving.

(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)

It is a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision.

(Macular Degeneration, NIH: National Eye Institute)