Marshall Parks Lecture Can Ophthalmologists Repair the Brain
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Can ophthalmologists repair defects of visual cortex circuitry in infants who have esotropia? The answer t question encompasses both sensory and motor behaviors because the clinical hallmarks of the disorde stereoblindness and absence of motor fusion, which manifests as convergently deviated eyes. Functional rec of sensory and motor fusion in infantile esotropia was a consuming interest, if not career-defining passi Marshall Parks. The purpose of this work is to pay tribute to Parks’ legacy by showing how human and a studies, conducted largely during the last 25 years, support both his clinical insights and treatment philos (J AAPOS 2005;9:510-521)
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تاریخ انتشار 2006