Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Research Suggests Visual System can Retain Considerable Plasticity After Extended Blindness

While it is often assumed that deprivation of vision during critical periods of development during childhood could lead to irreversible vision loss, a joint study carried out by researchers at Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has challenged the belief by studying pediatric patients who were blind during these critical periods before removal of bilateral cataracts. The ...

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