Effects of Optical Defocus on Refractive Development in Monkeys: Evidence for Local, Regionally Selective Mechanisms

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Authors

Earl Smith · Vision Cooperative Research Centre

Li‐Fang Hung · Australian College of Optometry

Juan Huang · Australian College of Optometry

Terry L. Blasdel · University of Houston

Tammy Humbird · University of Houston

Kurt H. Bockhorst · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Abstract

Optically imposed defocus can alter the shape and pattern of peripheral refraction in infant primates. Like those of form deprivation, the effects of optical defocus in primates are dominated by mechanisms that integrate visual signals in a spatially restricted manner and exert their influence in a regionally selective manner.

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Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Glaucoma and retinal disorders Corneal surgery and disorders

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Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 51, Issue 8, pp. 3864-3864

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4969

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Effects of Optical Defocus on Refractive Development in Monkeys: Evidence for Local, Regionally Selective Mechanisms

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