Baker, Daniel H orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-443X, Meese, Tim S and Hess, Robert F (2008) Contrast masking in strabismic amblyopia:attenuation, noise, interocular suppression and binocular summation. Vision Research. pp. 1625-1640. ISSN 0042-6989
Abstract
To investigate amblyopic contrast vision at threshold and above we performed pedestal-masking (contrast discrimination) experiments with a group of eight strabismic amblyopes using horizontal sinusoidal gratings (mainly 3c/deg) in monocular, binocular and dichoptic configurations balanced across eye (i.e. five conditions). With some exceptions in some observers, the four main results were as follows. (1) For the monocular and dichoptic conditions, sensitivity was less in the amblyopic eye than in the good eye at all mask contrasts. (2) Binocular and monocular dipper functions superimposed in the good eye. (3) Monocular masking functions had a normal dipper shape in the good eye, but facilitation was diminished in the amblyopic eye. (4) A less consistent result was normal facilitation in dichoptic masking when testing the good eye, but a loss of this when testing the amblyopic eye. This pattern of amblyopic results was replicated in a normal observer by placing a neutral density filter in front of one eye. The two-stage model of binocular contrast gain control [Meese, T.S., Georgeson, M.A. & Baker, D.H. (2006). Binocular contrast vision at and above threshold. Journal of Vision 6, 1224-1243.] was 'lesioned' in several ways to assess the form of the amblyopic deficit. The most successful model involves attenuation of signal and an increase in noise in the amblyopic eye, and intact stages of interocular suppression and binocular summation. This implies a behavioural influence from monocular noise in the amblyopic visual system as well as in normal observers with an ND filter over one eye.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2013 00:36 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2008.04.017 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.visres.2008.04.017 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:75359 |