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Diplopia. Diplopia. Other names. Double vision. One way a person might experience double vision. Specialty. Neurology, ophthalmology. Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. [ 1] Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus ...
Polyphēmos, Epic Greek: [polypʰɛːmos]; Latin: Polyphēmus [pɔlʏˈpʰeːmʊs]) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer 's Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends", "many-voiced" or "very famous". [ 1] Polyphemus first appeared as a savage man-eating giant ...
One-Eyed Jacks. One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Western film directed by and starring Marlon Brando, his only directorial credit. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Slim Pickens.
Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1967 American drama film directed by John Huston and based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. It deals with elements of repressed sexuality, both homosexual and heterosexual, as well as voyeurism and murder. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, with Brian Keith, Julie Harris ...
Binocular rivalry. Binocular rivalry is a phenomenon of visual perception in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye. [ 1] An image demonstrating binocular rivalry. If you view the image with red-cyan 3D glasses, the text will alternate between Red and Blue. 3D red cyan glasses are recommended to view this ...
Wings. (1927 film) Wings is a 1927 American silent and synchronized sound film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Due to the general public's apathy towards silent films, the film was quickly re-released in 1928 with synchronized sound. While the sound version of the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a ...
Kasa-obake, one-eyed sentient umbrella yokai of Japanese folklore. Shirime. Yamawaro. Jian, a bird in Chinese mythology with only one eye and one wing. A pair of such birds were dependent on each other and inseparable. Kabandha, a demon with no head or neck with one large eye on the breast and a mouth on the stomach.
Illustration by Hermann Vogel. " One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes " is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 130. Andrew Lang included it, as "Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes", in The Green Fairy Book. It is Aarne-Thompson type 511 .