Definition Amblyopia is diminished vision that results from discordant visual experience during the first years of life when the visual pathways are within the early stages of maturation. Key Features Reduced visual acuity accompanied by an amblyogenic factor, most commonly…
Introduction Our two eyes view the world simultaneously from slightly different angles. The visual fields of the two eyes receive largely overlapping images on their two-dimensional retinal surfaces. The information contained in the separate and slightly dissimilar images arising in…
Introduction Since the late 1970s, there has been an explosion of new information about the maturation of the human visual system. A growing appreciation of the role of visual experience in shaping the functional organization of the maturing visual system…