title: Monocular light exclusion for a period of days reduces directional sensitivity of the human retina.
abstract: Single eyes of young adult observers were occluded for as long as 10 days. Directional sensitivity of the retina (the Stiles-Crawford effect of the first kind) under photopic conditions was dramatically reduced at every retinal location tested in all subjects. The maximum effect was observed within 3 to 5 days, and recovery took place at approximately the same rate after termination of patching.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014794:Visual Fields