Critical periods in amblyopia

TK Hensch, EM Quinlan - Visual neuroscience, 2018 - cambridge.org
The shift in ocular dominance (OD) of binocular neurons induced by monocular deprivation
is the canonical model of synaptic plasticity confined to a postnatal critical period …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking amblyopia 2020

DM Levi - Vision research, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent work has transformed our ideas about the neural mechanisms, behavioral
consequences and effective therapies for amblyopia. Since the 1700′ s, the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Randomized controlled trial of a dichoptic digital therapeutic for amblyopia

S Xiao, E Angjeli, HC Wu, ED Gaier, S Gomez… - Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Digital therapeutics are a new class of interventions that are software driven and
are intended to treat various conditions. We developed and evaluated a dichoptic digital …

Current directions in visual perceptual learning

ZL Lu, BA Dosher - Nature reviews psychology, 2022 - nature.com
The visual expertise of adult humans is jointly determined by evolution, visual development
and visual perceptual learning. Perceptual learning refers to performance improvements in …

Binocular iPad game vs patching for treatment of amblyopia in children: a randomized clinical trial

KR Kelly, RM Jost, L Dao, CL Beauchamp… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Fellow eye patching has long been the standard treatment for amblyopia, but it
does not always restore 20/20 vision or teach the eyes to work together. Amblyopia can be …

The treatment of amblyopia: current practice and emerging trends

E Papageorgiou, I Asproudis, G Maconachie… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this review is to provide an update on current management and
recent research for amblyopia treatment. Part I will review patching, atropine penalization …

A systematic review: Virtual-reality-based techniques for human exercises and health improvement

SG Ali, X Wang, P Li, Y Jung, L Bi, J Kim… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a new safe and efficient tool for the rehabilitation of
many childhood and adulthood illnesses. VR-based therapies have the potential to improve …

A randomized trial of a binocular iPad game versus part-time patching in children aged 13 to 16 years with amblyopia

VM Manh, JM Holmes, EL Lazar, RT Kraker… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare visual acuity (VA) improvement in teenagers with amblyopia treated
with a binocular iPad game vs part-time patching. Methods One hundred participants aged …

[HTML][HTML] Unilateral amblyopia affects two eyes: fellow eye deficits in amblyopia

K Meier, D Giaschi - Investigative ophthalmology & visual …, 2017 - jov.arvojournals.org
Unilateral amblyopia is a visual disorder that arises after selective disruption of visual input
to one eye during critical periods of development. In the clinic, amblyopia is understood as …

[HTML][HTML] An action video game for the treatment of amblyopia in children: a feasibility study

C Gambacorta, M Nahum, I Vedamurthy, J Bayliss… - Vision research, 2018 - Elsevier
The gold-standard treatment for childhood amblyopia remains patching or penalizing the
fellow eye, resulting in an average of about a one line (0.1 logMAR) improvement in visual …