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Central (Focusing) Vision is that part of the visual field (about 1 – 2%) located in the very center of the visual field. Different from peripheral vision processing, Central Vision is a conscious or cognitive mechanism that focuses visual attention on a particular location in the visual field.  In other words, it is what is commonly referred to as “paying attention.”  It is sometimes referred to in scientific literature as “selective attention”, as the individual selects the object to be attended to.  When we are told to “keep our eyes on the ball” it’s really our Central Vision that is being referred to.