Perceptual relevance of abnormal visual field representations: Static visual field perimetry in human albinism

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-513

  Hoffmann, Michael B ^a,c   Seufert, Petra S ^b   Schmidtborn, Linda C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Visual Processing Lab   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALBINISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EYE MOVEMENT; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ALBINISM, OCULAR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIMETRY; RETINA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34247275126     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094854     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Lund RC. Uncrossed visual pathways of hooded and albino rats. Science 1965;149:1505-7.
2. Creel DJ. Visual system anomaly associated with albinism in the cat. Nature 1971;231:465-6.
3. Kaas JH, Guillery RW. The transfer of abnormal visual field representations from the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus to the visual cortex in Siamese cats. Brain Res 1973;59:61-95.
4. Guillery RW, Okoro AN, Witkop G Jr. Abnormal visual pathways in the brain of a human albino. Brain Res 1975;96:373-7.
5. Hedera P, Lai S, Haacke EM, et al. Abnormal connectivity of the visual pathways in human albinos demonstrated by susceptibility-sensitized MRI. Neurology 1994;44:1921-6.
6. Schmitz B, Kasmann-Kellner B, Schafer T, et al. Monocular visual activation patterns in albinism as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Hum Brain Mapp 2004;23:40-52.
7. Morland AB, Hoffmann MB, Neveu M, et al. Abnormal visual projection in a human albino studied with functional magnetic resonance imaging and visual evoked potentials. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002;72:523-6.
8. Elekessy EI, Campion JE, Henry GH. Differences between the visual fields of Siamese and common cats. Vision Res 1973;13:2533-43.
9. Garipis N, Hoffmann KP. Visual field defects in albino ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). Vision Res 2003;43:793-800.
10. Abadi RV, Pascal E. Incremental light detection thresholds across the central visual field of human albinos. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993;34:1683-90.
11. St John R, Timney B. Sensitivity deficits consistent with aberrant crossed visual pathways in human albinos. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981;21:873-7.
12. Edmunds RT. Vision of albinos. Arch Ophthalmol 1949;42:755-67.
13. Hoffmann MB, Lorenz B, Morland AB, et al. Misrouting of the optic nerves in albinism: estimation of the extent with visual evoked potentials. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46:3892-8.
14. Apkarian P, Reits D, Spekreijse H, et al. A decisive electrophysiological test for human albinism. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1983;55:513-31.
15. World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. JAMA 2000;284:3043-5.
16. Weber J, Klimaschka T. Test time and efficiency of the dynamic strategy in glaucoma perimetry. Ger J Ophthalmol 1995;4:25-31.
17. Bach M. The Freiburg Visual Acuity Test - automatic measurement of visual acuity. Optometry Vision Sci 1996;73:49-53.
18. Jaffe GJ, Alvarado JA, Juster RP. Age-related changes of the normal visual field. Arch Ophthalmol 1986;104:1021-5.
19. Fahle M, Schmid M. Naso-temporal asymmetry of visual perception and of the visual cortex. Vision Res 1988;28:293-300.
20. Guillery RW. Neural abnormalities in albinos. Trends Neurosci 1986;18:364-7.
21. Leventnal AG, Creel DJ. Retinal projections and functional architecture of cortical areas 17 and 18 in the tyrosinase-negative albino cat. J Neurosci 1985;5:795-807.
22. Guillery RW, Hickey TL, Kaas JH, et al. Abnormal central visual pathways in the brain of an albino green monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops). J Comp Neurol 1984;226:165-83.
23. Hoffmann MB, Tolhurst DJ, Moore AT, et al. Organization of the visual cortex in human albinism. J Neurosci 2003;23:8921-30.