Vision following extended congenital blindness

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1009-1014

  Ostrovsky, Yuri ^a   Andalman, Aaron ^a   Sinha, Pawan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TIME; VISION; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845648131     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01827.x     Document Type: Article

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