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CLASSICAL AND MODERN THEORIES FOR THE BASIS OF AMBLYOPIA
Author(s) -
Westall Carol A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1982.tb00160.x
Subject(s) - sensory system , fixation (population genetics) , optometry , peripheral , ocular dominance , stimulation , audiology , visual acuity , psychology , retina , retinal , medicine , ophthalmology , neuroscience , visual cortex , population , environmental health
The decreased acuity in amblyopic eyes may be the outcome of motor and/or sensory anomalies. Eccentric fixation could be a major contributor. The sensory loss may result from some impairment in the sustained system, possibly caused by inadequate stimulation at a sensitive period of development. Strabismic amblyopia tends to he more of a central retinal problem, she peripheral retina approaching normal activity. As in non‐amblyopic eyes, am Myopes have size‐selective channels, but perhaps there is insufficient co‐operation between these channels.