Biofeedback stimulation in patients with age-related macular degeneration: comparison between 2 different methods

FM Amore, S Paliotta, V Silvestri, P Piscopo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate changes in patient's visual performance after rehabilitation training
with 2 different biofeedback training programs offered by the MP-1 microperimeter …

Perceptual learning: use-dependent cortical plasticity

W Li - Annual Review of Vision Science, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Our perceptual abilities significantly improve with practice. This phenomenon, known as
perceptual learning, offers an ideal window for understanding use-dependent changes in …

Visual speech circuits in profound acquired deafness: a possible role for latent multimodal connectivity

HJ Lee, E Truy, G Mamou, D Sappey-Marinier… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
It is commonly held that losing one sense provokes cross-modal takeover of deprived
cortical areas, and therefore results in a benefit for the remaining modalities. Using …

Vision restoration training for glaucoma: a randomized clinical trial

BA Sabel, J Gudlin - JAMA ophthalmology, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Visual field loss due to retinal damage is considered irreversible, and methods
are needed to achieve vision restoration. Behavioral vision training, shown to improve visual …

[HTML][HTML] Calibrating vision: Concepts and questions

JM Bosten, R Coen-Cagli, A Franklin, SG Solomon… - Vision research, 2022 - Elsevier
The idea that visual coding and perception are shaped by experience and adjust to changes
in the environment or the observer is universally recognized as a cornerstone of visual …

[HTML][HTML] V1 projection zone signals in human macular degeneration depend on task despite absence of visual stimulus

Y Masuda, H Takemura, M Terao, A Miyazaki, S Ogawa… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Identifying the plastic and stable components of the visual cortex after retinal loss is an
important topic in visual neuroscience and neuro-ophthalmology. 1–5 Humans with juvenile …

[HTML][HTML] Task-dependent V1 responses in human retinitis pigmentosa

Y Masuda, H Horiguchi, SO Dumoulin… - … & visual science, 2010 - arvojournals.org
Purpose.: During measurement with functional MRI (fMRI) during passive viewing, subjects
with macular degeneration (MD) have a large unresponsive lesion projection zone (LPZ) in …

Cortical reorganization after long-term adaptation to retinal lesions in humans

STL Chung - Journal of Neuroscience, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Single-unit recordings demonstrated that the adult mammalian visual cortex is capable of
reorganizing after induced retinal lesions. In humans, whether the adult cortex is capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Embryonic stem cells and retinal repair

A Vugler, J Lawrence, J Walsh, A Carr, C Gias… - Mechanisms of …, 2007 - Elsevier
In this review we examine the potential of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) for use in the
treatment of retinal diseases involving photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) …

Reading text works better than watching videos to improve acuity in a simulation of artificial vision

KEK Rassia, K Moutoussis, JS Pezaris - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Simulated artificial vision is used in visual prosthesis design to answer questions about
device usability. We previously reported a striking increase in equivalent visual acuity with …