An Eagle's Eye: Quality of the Retinal Image
- 26 May 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 176 (4037), 920-922
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.176.4037.920
Abstract
The optical quality of a living eagle's eye was determined by an ophthalmoscopic method. The performance of the eye was substantially better than that reported for humans, but did not confirm some of the wilder claims made for such birds.Keywords
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