Visual Development
Published on 31. July 1995
Book
Hardback
XIV, 228 pages
978-0-306-45023-5 (ISBN)
Description
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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
38
38 s/w Abbildungen
1
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-45023-5 (9780306450235)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-6940-1
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Nigel Daw
Visual Development
Book
11/2005
2nd Edition
Springer
€112.34
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Content
Introduction. Functional Organization of the Visual System. Development of the Visual System: Development of Visual Capabilities. Anatomical Development of the Visual System. Development of Receptive Field Properties. Amblyopia and the Effects of Visual Deprivation: Modifications to the Visual Input That Lead to Nervous System Changes. Physiological and Anatomical Changes That Result from Optical and Motor Deficits. What Is Amblyopia? Critical Periods. Mechanisms of Plasticity: Concepts of Plasticity. Longterm Potentiation as a Model. Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex. Deprivation Myopia and Emmetropization. Conclusions: The Future. Index.