Perceptual learning improves stereoacuity in amblyopia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2384-2391

  Xi, Jie ^a   Jia, Wu Li ^a   Feng, Li Xia ^b   Lu, Zhong Lin ^c   Huang, Chang Bing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Perceptual learning; Stereoacuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; OPTOMETRY; PERCEPTUAL LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY CHART; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD; YOUNG ADULT;

AMBLYOPIA; PERCEPTUAL LEARNING; STEREOACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PROGNOSIS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898925627     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12627     Document Type: Article

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