Are Visual Peripheries Forever Young?

Figure 2

Projection representation of the right visual field. Right eye receives input from nasal visual hemifield (grey) with representation of the central fixation point (red cross) and temporal visual hemifield (white) with blind spot (black dot) located at visual 10°. The thick irregular black line delineates part of the visual field as seen through the right eye. Retinal representation of the visual field shows position of the central fixation and blind spot. Temporal retina receives input from the nasal visual hemifield (gray) and nasal retina (white). Drawing of the flatmount retina preparation shows optical nerves encircling area centralis with central fixation point (red cross), with all optical fibers and blood vessels leaving the retina via blind spot. In the cortical representation of the visual field, note the magnification of the representation of the central visual field (compromising visual 5°) and the relatively small peripheral visual field representation.