Training in Contrast Detection Improves Motion Perception of Sinewave Gratings in Amblyopia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 6501-6510

  Hou, Fang ^a   Huang, Chang bing ^b   Tao, Liming ^c   Feng, Lixia ^c   Zhou, Yifeng ^a   Lu, Zhong Lin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ADAPTATION; SINUSOIDAL GRATING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053633566     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7541     Document Type: Article

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