Eye tracking is the process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye tracker is a device for measuring eye positions and eye movement. Eye trackers ar
Eye tracking device
Yarbus eye tracker from the 1960s
An example of fixations and saccades over text. This is the typical pattern of eye movement during reading. The eyes never move smoothly over still text.
This study by Yarbus (1967) is often referred to as evidence on how the task given to a person influences his or her eye movement.
Eye movement includes the voluntary and involuntary movement of the eyes. Eye movements are used by a number of animals to fixate, inspect and track visual objects of interests. A special type of eye
Eye tracking
…either the point of gaze (where one is looking) or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye tracker is a device for measuring eye positions and eye movement. Eye trackers are used in research on the visual system, in psychology, in psycholinguistics, marketing, as an input device for human-computer interaction…
An example of eye movement over a photograph over the span of just two seconds
Eye movement of lateral rectus muscle, superior view
Eye movement of medial rectus muscle, superior view
Eye movement of inferior rectus muscle, superior view