Stereoblindness - wikipedia Stereoblindness Stereoblindness ( also stereo blindness ) is the inability to see in 3D using stereopsis, or stereo vision, resulting in an inability to perceive stereoscopic depth by combining and comparing images from the two eyes. Individuals with only one functioning eye always have this condition ; the condition also results when two eyes do not function together properly. Stereoblind persons with two healthy eyes do employ binocular vision to some extent, albeit less than persons with normally developed eyesight. This was shown in a study in which stereoblind subjects were posed with the task of judging the direction of rotation of a simulated transparent cylinder : the subjects performed better when using two eyes than when using their preferred eye. They appeared to judge the direction of rotation from the images in each eye separately and then to combine these judgments, rather than relying on differences between the images in the two eyes. Also, purely binocular motion stimuli appear to influence stereoblind persons ' sensation of self - motion. Furthermore, in some cases each eye can contribute to peripheral vision for one side of the field of view ( see also monofixation syndrome ). Contents 1 Notable cases 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External links Notable cases It has been suggested that Dutch Old Master Rembrandt may have been stereoblind, which would have aided him in flattening what he saw for the production of 2D works. Scientists have suggested that more artists seem to have stereoblindness when compared with a sample of people with stereo - acuteness ( normal stereo vision ). British neurologist Oliver Sacks lost his stereoscopic vision in 2009 due to a malignant tumor in his right eye and had no remaining vision in that eye. His loss of stereo vision was recounted in his book The Mind 's Eye, published in October 2010. In 2012 one case of stereoblindness was reportedly cured by watching a 3D film. See also Amblyopia Stereopsis Stereopsis recovery `` Stereo '' Sue Barry References Jump up ^ Christa M. van Mierlo ; Eli Brenner ; Jeroen B.J. Smeets ( 2011 ). `` Better performance with two eyes than with one in stereo - blind subjects ' judgments of motion in depth ''. Vision Research. 51 ( 11 ) : 1249 -- 1253. doi : 10.1016 / j. visres. 2011.03. 015. PMID 21458479. Jump up ^ Jeremy M. Wolfe ; Richard Held ( March 1980 ). `` Cyclopean stimulation can influence sensations of self - motion in normal and stereoblind subjects ''. Perception & Psychophysics. 28 ( 2 ) : 139 -- 142. doi : 10.3758 / bf03204339. Jump up ^ Marmor M.F., Shaikh S., Livingstone M.S., Conway B.R., Livingstone MS, Conway BR ( September 2004 ). `` Was Rembrandt stereoblind ? ''. N. Engl. J. Med. 351 ( 12 ) : 1264 -- 5. doi : 10.1056 / NEJM200409163511224. PMC 2634283. PMID 15371590. Lay summary -- New York Times ( September 16, 2004 ). Jump up ^ Rembrandt ( van Rijn ) Jump up ^ New York Times : A defect that may lead to a masterpiece ( June 13, 2011 ) Jump up ^ `` The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories '', BBC accessed 30 June 2011 Jump up ^ Murphy, John. `` Eye to Eye with Dr. Oliver Sacks '', Review of Optometry, 9 December 2010 Jump up ^ Peck, Morgen ( 2012 - 07 - 19 ). `` How a movie changed one man 's vision forever ''. BBC News. Retrieved July 20, 2012. Bibliography Susan Barry ( 2009 ). Fixing My Gaze : A Scientist 's Journey Into Seeing in Three Dimensions. New York : Basic Books. ISBN 0 - 465 - 00913 - 1. External links Richards W ( 1970 ). `` Stereopsis and stereoblindness ''. Exp Brain Res. 10 ( 4 ) : 380 -- 8. doi : 10.1007 / BF02324765. PMID 5422472. Stereoscopy Perception Binocular rivalry Binocular vision Chromostereopsis Convergence insufficiency Correspondence problem Peripheral vision Depth perception Epipolar geometry Kinetic depth effect Stereoblindness Stereopsis Stereopsis recovery Stereoscopic acuity Display technologies Active shutter 3D system Anaglyph 3D Autostereogram Autostereoscopy Bubblegram ChromaDepth Head - mounted display Holography Integral imaging Lenticular lens Multiscopy Parallax barrier Parallax scrolling Polarized 3D system Specular holography Stereo display Stereoscope Vectograph Virtual retinal display Volumetric display Wiggle stereoscopy Other technologies 2D to 3D conversion 2D plus Delta 2D - plus - depth Computer stereo vision Multiview Video Coding Parallax scanning Pseudoscope Stereo photography techniques Stereoautograph Stereoscopic depth rendition Stereoscopic rangefinder Stereoscopic spectroscopy Stereoscopic Video Coding Product types 3D camcorder 3D film 3D television 3D - enabled mobile phones 4D film Blu - ray 3D Digital 3D Stereo camera Stereo microscope Stereoscopic video game Virtual reality headset Notable products AMD HD3D Dolby 3D Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D MasterImage 3D Nintendo 3DS New 3DS Nvidia 3D Vision RealD 3D Sharp Actius RD3D View - Master XpanD 3D Miscellany International Stereoscopic Union Stereographer Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stereoblindness&oldid=813114738 '' Categories : Vision Blindness 3D imaging Stereoscopy Talk Contents About Wikipedia ไทย Edit links This page was last edited on 1 December 2017, at 21 : 26. 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Question: the ability to see the world in 3 dimensions is called
Answer: Stereoblindness