Posters

Amblyopia plasticity

Poster Details

First Author: S.Baghrizabehi SLOVENIA

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

Amblyopia is a condition in which the connection between the brain and retina of the eye are poor in the development.

Setting:

Teaching hospital of Rakican 9000 Murska Sobota Slovenia

Methods:

28-year-old caucasian man with anisometropic amblyopia of the right eye suffered a penetrating injury to the fixing left eye which resulted amaurosis.After the reconstructive surgery the vision in the fixing eye dropped to no light perception and remained there.

Results:

Our case demonstrate that visual cortex plasticity can be restored or enhanced later in life.

Conclusions:

Our case study suggest that early reverse occlusion operates to reverse the physiological dominance of the deprived eye.

Financial Disclosure:

None