• Question: do both eyes have the same vision?

    Asked by to Emma on 17 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Emma Reid answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      Hi there!
      Strictly speaking, as long as there’s no damage or disease then the eyes will have similar vision. However, one eye is often dominant over the other eye. This is called ocular dominance and is just like being right or left handed. This means that one eye will contribute more to what we see than the other eye. Two-thirds of people are right eye dominant and the other third are left eye dominant. There’s no link between eye and hand dominance though! It’s a strange phenomenon! Hope this answered your question! 🙂
      Emma

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