VentureBeat Live Ink offers better way to read text online
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Scientific research conducted by Walker Reading Technologies, a small Minnesota startup that has been studying our ability to read for the last ten years, has concluded that the natural field of focus for our eyes is circular, so our eyes view the printed page as if we’re peering through a straw.
Stare at something, don't move your eyes, stand still, 30 seconds later you can aware of the effect seen in the image above. It's real. We see around like that. One tiny clear center spot and all other areas are blurry. We move our eyes to collect a sharp vision.