Convergence

The movement of the eyes as they rotate toward each other to focus upon an object.


Medical procedure testing the ability of both eyes to turn medially by holding up an index finger and moving it progressively closer to the patient’s nose to test the function of the medial rectus muscles; maximum convergence is called the near point.


The formation of nerve tracts by fibers coming together into one pathway from different regions of the brain.


The moving of two or more objects toward the same point.


The act of converging or directing toward a central point, such as when both eyes coordinate their movement to focus on a nearby object.


 


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