Monocular vision is vision in which both eyes are used separately in animals and monocular vision in human species is vision when only one eye is used. By using the eyes in this way the field of view is increased, while depth perception is limited. The eyes of an animal with monocular vision are positioned on opposite sides of the animal's head, giving it the ability to see two objects at once. The word monocular comes from the Greek root, mono for single, and the Latin root, oculus for eye.