Environmental enrichment promotes plasticity and visual acuity recovery in adult monocular amblyopic rats.

Loss of visual acuity caused by abnormal visual experience during development (amblyopia) is an untreatable pathology in adults. In some occasions, amblyopic patients loose vision in their better eye owing to accidents or illnesses. While this condition is relevant both for its clinical importance a...

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Main Authors: Paola Tognini, Ilaria Manno, Joyce Bonaccorsi, Maria Cristina Cenni, Alessandro Sale, Lamberto Maffei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3324549?pdf=render