Brain plasticity refers to the remarkable property of cerebral neurons to change their
structure and function in response to experience, a fundamental theoretical theme in the …

Amblyopia is a unilateral or, less often, bilateral reduction of best-corrected visual acuity
(BCVA) that usually occurs in the setting of an otherwise normal eye. It is a developmental …

This basic text covers the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of the most prevalent vision
disorders in a clinical optometrist's or ophthalmologist's practice. Coverage includes the …

Objective To determine whether age at initiation of treatment for amblyopia influences the
response among children 3 to less than 13 years of age with unilateral amblyopia who have …

Recent work has transformed our ideas about the neural mechanisms, behavioral
consequences and effective therapies for amblyopia. Since the 1700′ s, the clinical …

General anesthesia has been unequivocally linked to abnormal development of the central
nervous system, leading to neurocognitive impairments in laboratory models. In vitro and in …

The modern cochlear implant (CI) is the most successful neural prosthesis developed to
date. CIs provide hearing to the profoundly hearing impaired and allow the acquisition of …

Results from recent randomised clinical trials in amblyopia should change our approach to
screening for and treatment of amblyopia. Based on the current evidence, if one screening …

Importance A binocular approach to treating anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia has
recently been advocated. Initial studies have yielded promising results, suggesting that a …

Amblyopia is a developmental abnormality that results from physiological alterations in the
visual cortex and impairs form vision. It is a consequence of abnormal binocular visual …