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. 1996 Jun 25;93(13):6830–6834. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.13.6830

Neural plasticity in adults with amblyopia.

D M Levi 1, U Polat 1
PMCID: PMC39113  PMID: 8692904

Abstract

Amblyopia is a neuronal abnormality of vision that is often considered irreversible in adults. We found strong and significant improvement of Vernier acuity in human adults with naturally occurring amblyopia following practice. Learning was strongest at the trained orientation and did not transfer to an untrained task (detection), but it did transfer partially to the untrained eye (primarily at the trained orientation). We conclude that this perceptual learning reflects alterations in early neural processes that are localized beyond the site of convergence of the two eyes. Our results suggest a significant degree of plasticity in the visual system of adults with amblyopia.

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