Articles by Robert F. Hess in JoVE

The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia

JoVE 3927 12/14/2012

Joanna M. Black¹, Robert F. Hess², Jeremy R. Cooperstock³, Long To³, Benjamin Thompson¹

¹Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, ²Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, ³Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University

Amblyopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex that is often accompanied by strong suppression of one eye. We present a new technique for measuring and treating interocular suppression in patients with amblyopia that can be deployed using virtual reality goggles or a portable iPod Touch device.