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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Contrast sensitivity functions (CSF's) were measured in the amblyopic and dominant eyes of 17 strabismic and 28 anisometropic children and in 19 similar age normal controls. A three-alternative forced-choice procedure was used to measure CSF's with the VCTS 6500. The results revealed reduced contrast sensitivity (CS) in both the amblyopic and dominant eyes of strabismic and anisometropic amblyopes compared to normal controls. Statistically significant intereye correlations of CS at each spatial frequency were found in all groups and in the presence of deep amblyopia, suggesting continued interocular interactions and binocularity. A separate longitudinal study of 7 of the amblyopes showed that, during the course of occlusion therapy, both the amblyopic and the dominant eyes improved in CSF. The results suggest that the amblyopic eye may influence CS in the dominant eye through interocular interactions. This process may serve to minimize CSF differences between the eyes and maximize binocular vision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1040-5488
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
CSF interocular interactions in childhood ambylopia.
pubmed:affiliation
Ophthalmology Department, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't