How to move one eye on its own (and the science of eye movement)

Name: How to move one eye on its own (and the science of eye movement)
Uploaded: 2018-01-01
Duration: 13 min 42 s
Channel: Steve Mould
Description: You can train yourself to move one eye independent of the other. Here's how to do it. I also talk about the science of eye movement: saccades, smooth pursuit, vestibulo-ocular and vergance.

You can train yourself to move one eye independent of the other. Here's how to do it. I also talk about the science of eye movement: saccades, smooth pursuit, vestibulo-ocular and vergance.

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