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Vernier acuity of normal and visually deprived cats

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between grating and vernier acuity in cats that were either normally reared, unilaterally amblyopic as a result of a period of monocular deprivation, or bilaterally amblyopic resulting from a period of reverse occlusion followed by binocular visual experience. Vernier acuity was assessed on a jumping stand by use of a vernier-grating stimulus similar to that devised for use with human infants. The vernier …

Authors

Murphy KM; Mitchell DE

Journal

Vision Research, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 253–266

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

1 1991

DOI

10.1016/0042-6989(91)90116-m

ISSN

0042-6989