How long do batters 'keep their eye on the ball'? Eye and head movements differ when swinging or taking a pitch

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Where are baseball batters looking during the fraction of a second when a pitched ball is in their air? Their visual tracking strategies differ depending on whether they're swinging at the pitch, reports a study in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.