A STUDY TO CORRELATE OCULAR DOMINANCE VIS-A-VIS HANDEDNESS AND FOOTEDNESS Mukta Mukherjee *1 , V.V.G Patnaik 2 , Nidhi Puri 3 , Meenu Bedi 4 . *1 Post Graduate student, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana, India. 2 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana, India. 3 Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana, India. 4 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana, India. Address   for   Correspondence:    Dr.   Mukta   Mukherjee,   Post   Graduate   student,   Department   of   Anatomy,   Maharishi   Markandeshwar   University,   Mullana, Haryana, India. E-Mail:  dhawan.mohit@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background   Laterality   refers   to   the   relative   difference   in   the   structure   and   function   of   the   two   cerebral   hemispheres.   Handedness,   footedness   and   ocular dominance   individually   and   its   various   combinations   have   been   used   to   determine   the   cerebral   dominance.   Since   ocular   dominance   is   presumed   to   be   the most   remotely   related   to   the   cerebral   dominance,   it   has   for   long   taken   a   back   seat.   The   present   study   focuses   on   ocular   dominance   and   its   shift   with changing handedness and footedness. Aim :  To identify ocular dominance as a useful index of laterality either with handedness and footedness alone or in different combinations. Materials   and   Methods :   A   sample   of   132   healthy   young   adults,   all   ranging   between   18   –   25   years   was   selected   from   Department   of   Anatomy,   Maharishi Markandeshwar    University,    Mullana,    Haryana.    Handedness    was    evaluated    with    the    help    of    Raczkowski    handedness    questionnaire.    Footedness    was evaluated with the help of Waterloo footedness criteria. Ocular dominance was determined with the help of Miles test. Result :   A   generalized   right   ward   trend   was   observed   in   all   the   three   lateralities,   consistent   with   popular   observation.   83.3%   were   right   handed,   77.3%   were right   footed   and   69.7%   were   right   eyed.   There   was   a   significant   correlation   between   handedness   and   footedness   (p   value   <   0.001).   However,   no   significant relation was found between handedness and ocular dominance, and footedness and ocular dominance. Conclusion :   There   is   a   generalized   right   ward   trend   in   ocular   dominance   with   no   specific   shift   in   pattern   with   changing   hand   and   foot.Female   subjects showed   a   stronger   inclination   to   left   eyedness   than   males.   Separate   studies   have   shown   higher   incidence   of   psychosis   in   females   and   higher   incidence   of psychosis   in   Left   ocular   dominance.   Hence   further   work   needs   to   be   done   to   find   if   there   is   some   real   association   between   left   ocular   dominance   in   females and psychotic disorders. KEY WORDS: Laterality. Handedness, Footedness, Ocular dominance, Cerebral Dominance. References 1 . 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