Interocular suppression in normal and amblyopic vision:spatio-temporal properties

Abstract

We measured the properties of interocular suppression in strabismic amblyopes and compared these to dichoptic masking in binocularly normal observers. We used a dichoptic version of the well-established probed-sinewave paradigm that measured sensitivity to a brief target stimulus (one of four letters to be discriminated) in the amblyopic eye at different times relative to a suppression-inducing mask in the fixing eye. This was done using both sinusoidal steady state and transient approaches. The suppression-inducing masks were either modulations of luminance or contrast (full field, just overlaying the target, or just surrounding the target). Our results were interpreted using a descriptive model that included contrast gain control and spatio-temporal filtering prior to excitatory binocular combination. The suppression we measured, other than in magnitude, was not fundamentally different from normal dichoptic masking: lowpass spatio-temporal properties with similar contributions from both surround and overlay suppression.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/12.11.29
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry
Additional Information: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License
Uncontrolled Keywords: interocular suppression,amblyopia,dichoptic masking,dynamic,Ophthalmology,Sensory Systems
Publication ISSN: 1534-7362
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2024 08:09
Date Deposited: 27 Nov 2012 09:36
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2012-10-31
Authors: Huang, Pi-Chun
Baker, Daniel
Hess, Robert F.

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