Journal article
Visual acuity: the role of visual input in inducing postnatal change
Abstract
Some crude visual abilities are present at birth, and hence, do not depend on visual experience. However, there are substantial and rapid postnatal improvements. For example, the acuity of newborns is 40 times worse than that of normal adults, largely because of retinal immaturities. Between birth and 6 months of age, there is a five-fold increase in acuity, followed by slow improvement to adult levels by 6 years of age. This review examines …
Authors
Maurer D; Lewis TL
Journal
Clinical Neuroscience Research, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 239–247
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2001
DOI
10.1016/s1566-2772(01)00010-x
ISSN
1566-2772