Visual acuity -- the ability to discern letters, numbers, and objects from a distance -- is essential for tasks including recognizing a friend across a room and driving. Researchers previously assumed ...

One would think that having normal 20/20 vision is due mainly to the anatomical characteristics of the eye. According to a new study, however, tiny eye movements play a large role – and the findings ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada found eye movements may precede hand movements in certain actions that require a 2-step decision-making process, according to a study ...

Every time we look at an object or a picture, our eyes make tiny jumps called saccades, followed by brief pauses known as fixations. These rapid movements are guided by the brain, helping us process ...

BOSTON (CBS) - They say the eyes are the window to the soul and now scientists are one step closer to proving it. They found that your eye movements can provide valuable information about your ...

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze. The ...

New findings reveal how the brain maintains attentional focus during eye movements. The research could lead to treatments and therapies for some brain disorders. A Montana State University ...