Binocular vision in amblyopia: Structure, suppression and plasticity

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 146-162

  Hess, Robert F ^a   Thompson, Benjamin ^b   Baker, Daniel H ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Binocular vision; Plasticity; Suppression; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SUPPRESSION; TREATMENT; VISUAL CORTEX;

AMBLYOPIA; BINOCULAR VISION; PLASTICITY; SUPPRESSION; TREATMENT;

AMBLYOPIA; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84894262369     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12123     Document Type: Review

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