Visual improvement in amblyopia after visual loss in the dominant eye.
Partial recovery from amblyopia can occur in animals if the the influence from the dominant eye is removed. This report describes a human, adult amblyope who lost central vision in the dominant eye, and regained useful vision in the amblyopic eye.
D000550:Amblyopia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D014792:Visual Acuity