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. 1962 Oct;163(3):466–502.2. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1962.sp006990

Some quantitative aspects of the cat's eye: axis and plane of reference, visual field co-ordinates and optics

P O Bishop, W Kozak, G J Vakkur
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