Retinal correspondence is the inherent relationship between paired retinal visual cells in the two eyes. Images from one object stimulate both cells, which transmit the information to the brain, permitting a single visual impression localizaed in the same direction in space[1].
Normal retinal correspondence (NRC) is a binocular condition in which both foveas work together as corresponding retinal ponts, with resultant images fused in the occipital cortex of the brain[1].
Abnormal retinal correspondence (ARC) is binocular sensory adaptation to compensate for a long-standing eye deviation (i.e. strabismus. The fovea of the straight (non-deviated) eye and non-foveal retinal point of the deviated eye work together, sometimes permitting single binocular vision[1].
References
↑ abc Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.
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