title: Amblyopia: out of the dark, into the light.
abstract: For over a hundred years, patching of the good eye has been the main and often only method of treating a 'lazy' or amblyopic eye. A recent study shows that a period of time in complete darkness can promote rapid recovery of vision.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences and Neuroscience & Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK. sengpielf@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sengpiel
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D003624:Darkness; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D016900:Neurofilament Proteins