Amblyopia is a neuro-developmental disorder of the visual cortex that arises from abnormal
visual experience early in life. Amblyopia is clinically important because it is a major cause …

Visual perceptual learning (VPL) is long-term performance increase resulting from visual
perceptual experience. Task-relevant VPL of a feature results from training of a task on the …

Visual perceptual learning through practice or training can significantly improve
performance on visual tasks. Originally seen as a manifestation of plasticity in the primary …

There is growing evidence that abnormal binocular interactions play a key role in amblyopia.
In particular, stronger suppression of the amblyopic eye has been associated with poorer …

The visual expertise of adult humans is jointly determined by evolution, visual development
and visual perceptual learning. Perceptual learning refers to performance improvements in …

Importance Fellow eye patching has long been the standard treatment for amblyopia, but it
does not always restore 20/20 vision or teach the eyes to work together. Amblyopia can be …

Background The gold standard treatments in amblyopia are penalizing therapies, such as
patching or blurring vision with atropine that are aimed at forcing the use of the amblyopic …

Importance A binocular approach to treating anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia has
recently been advocated. Initial studies have yielded promising results, suggesting that a …

Current work, play, and learning environments require multitasking activities from children,
adolescents and adults. Advances in web-enabled and multi-function devices have created …

The authors review recent research that reveals how today's video games instantiate
naturally and effectively many principles psychologists, neuroscientists, and educators …