Visual Development

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As the first introductory-level text in its field, Visual Development offers a comprehensive understanding of the development of the visual system and the effects of visual deprivation. The material is treated from the behavioral, anatomical, and physiological points of view. Complete with ample illustrations and a helpful glossary, this text is invaluable for graduate students, optometry students, and ophthalmology residents as well as for experts in related fields.

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Full title :Visual Development / by Nigel W. Daw.

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Publication Date:1995.

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Publisher(s):Springer US
Place of Publication:Boston, MA
Language:eng
Publication Date:1995.

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Description:1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781475769401, 1475769407
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4757-6940-1
oclc:ocn851760103
LC Classification:RE1-994
Dewey Decimal:617.7

1 Introduction -- 2 Functional Organization of the Visual System -- Section I Normal Development -- 3 Development of Visual Capabilities -- 4 Anatomical Development of the Visual System -- 5 Development of Receptive Field Properties -- Section II Amblyopia and the Effects of Visual Deprivation -- 6 Modifications to the Visual Input That Lead to Nervous System Changes -- 7 Physiological and Anatomical Changes That Result from Optical and Motor Deficits -- 8 What Is Amblyopia? -- 9 Critical Periods -- Section III Mechanisms of Plasticity -- 10 Concepts of Plasticity -- 11 Long-Term Potentiation as a Model -- 12 Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex -- 13 Deprivation Myopia and Emmetropization -- Section IV Conclusions -- 14 Future Studies.