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The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia
 
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The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia

Article DOI: 10.3791/3927-v • 08:34 min • December 14th, 2012
December 14th, 2012 •
1, 2, 3, 3, 1
1Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, 2Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, 3Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University

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Amblyopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex that is often accompanied by strong suppression of one eye. We present a new technique for measuring and treating interocular suppression in patients with amblyopia that can be deployed using virtual reality goggles or a portable iPod Touch device.

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Amblyopia Visual Dysfunction Developmental Disorder Visual Cortex Ocular Misalignment Strabismus Refractive Error Form Deprivation Abnormal Visual Input Visual Deficit Surgery Refractive Correction Binocular Deficits Visual Acuity Stereopsis Suppression Monocular Deficits Amblyopic Eye Quantitative Measurement
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