Monocular perceptual learning of contrast detection facilitates binocular combination in adults with anisometropic amblyopia.

ABSTRACT: Perceptual learning in contrast detection improves monocular visual function in adults with anisometropic amblyopia; however, its effect on binocular combination remains unknown. Given that the amblyopic visual system suffers from pronounced binocular functional loss, it is important to address how the amblyopic visual system responds to such training strategies under binocular viewing conditions. Anisometropic amblyopes (n = 13) were asked to complete two psychophysical supra-threshold binocular summation tasks: (1) binocular phase combination and (2) dichoptic global motion coherence before and after monocular training to investigate this question. We showed that these participants benefited from monocular training in terms of binocular combination. More importantly, the improvements obs

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4735338 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature