a very short pause of the eye
ability of the eye to focus on one point.
direction of gaze whereby the image of the target falls on the fovea centralis
There are two components to using our eyes to look at the world: 1) times when the eye is still or "fixated," and 2) times when the eye is moving. We absorb information only when the eye is still, that is, during "fixations." In everyday activities, there are 2-5 fixations every second. The eyetracker records where on the screen the eye was pointed during each fixation. We can draw a "fixation box" around that spot on the screen to estimate what information was actually in focus during that fixation.
The extremely critical ability to point the eyes at an object and to voluntarily keep them on the target. Without good fixation ability, a child can become easily distracted and has difficulty concentrating. Words can also appear to move on the page causing near visual distortion.
Maintaining eye position and focusing gaze on a target
Deliberate coordinated eye positioning to achieve and maintain the viewed object in the central vision.
The stopping of the eye to sample the visual scene. Even during fixations, there are continual small motions of the eye.
Fixation or visual fixation is the maintaining of the visual gaze on a location. Humans (and other animals with a fovea) typically alternate saccades and visual fixations, the notable exception being in smooth pursuit, controlled by a different set of ocularmotor muscles that appear to have developed for hunting prey.