| Latent stereopsis for motion in depth in strabismic amblyopia. | |
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PMID: 19458340 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To investigate the residual stereo function of a group of 15 patients with strabismic amblyopia, by using motion-in-depth stimuli that allow discrimination of contributions from local disparity as opposed to those from local velocity mechanisms as a function of the rate of depth change. METHODS: The stereo performance (percentage correct) was measured as a function of the rate of depth change for dynamic random dot stimuli that were either temporally correlated or uncorrelated. RESULTS: Residual stereoscopic function was demonstrated for motion in depth based on local disparity information in 2 of the 15 observers with strabismic amblyopia. The use of a neutral-density (ND) filter in front of the fixing eye enhanced motion-in-depth performance in four subjects randomly selected from the group that originally displayed only chance performance. This finding was true across temporal rate and for correlated and uncorrelated stimuli, suggesting that it was disparity based. The opposite occurred in a group of normal subjects. In a separate experiment, the hypothesis was that the beneficial effect of the ND filter is due to its contrast and/or mean luminance-reducing effects rather than any interocular time delay that it may introduce and that it is specific to motion-in-depth performance, as similar improvements were not found for static stereopsis. CONCLUSIONS: A small proportion of observers with strabismic amblyopia exhibit residual performance for motion in depth, and it is disparity based. Furthermore, some observers with strabismic amblyopia who do not display any significant stereo performance for motion in depth under normal binocular viewing may display above-chance stereo performance if the degree of interocular suppression is reduced. The authors term this phenomenon latent stereopsis. |
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Authors:
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Robert F Hess; Behzad Mansouri; Benjamin Thompson; Elena Gheorghiu |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-05-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Volume: 50 ISSN: 1552-5783 ISO Abbreviation: Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-24 Completed Date: 2009-10-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703701 Medline TA: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 5006-16 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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McGill Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. robert.hess@mcgill.ca |
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Adult Amblyopia / physiopathology* Depth Perception / physiology* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Motion Perception / physiology* Strabismus / physiopathology* Vision Disparity / physiology Vision, Binocular / physiology Young Adult |
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