eye span

Eye span refers to the number of symbols or characters a person can recognize and interpret accurately in a single glance, without needing to move their eyes or focus separately on each one. It reflects visual reading efficiency and depends on factors like familiarity with the characters, reading skill, and visual processing capacity. A larger eye span allows for faster reading because more information is taken in at once, reducing eye movements and increasing overall reading speed. This concept is important in understanding how we process information visually and can be trained or improved with practice.