photorefractive keratectomy (prk) is a safe and effective surgical keratorefractive technique which is done with the application of mitomycin-c (mmc) in cases of high myopia to prevent the formation of corneal haze this study was conducted to evaluate 3-year visual acuity and quality outcomes of prk-mmc in high myopia. this before-after study was conducted on 20 individuals (40 eyes) with myopi...

objectives: the visual-motor skill is one of the major factors in the learning process. visual-spatial and visual analysis skills are components of the visual motor skill. any deficiency in visual-motor skills and their components often causes problem in writing and learning processes in children. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of occupational therapy (o.t.) intervention on...

We examined the relationship between three discrimination skills (visual, visual matching-to-sample, and auditory-visual) and four stimulus modalities (object, picture, spoken, and video) in assessing preferences of leisure activities for 7 adults with developmental disabilities. Three discrimination skills were measured using the Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities Test. Three participants ...

according to specificity of practice hypothesis, availability of visual information during practice induces performance decrement in no-vision transfer test. one hypothesis is that full vision as a dominant source of information prevents the processing of other sensory sources, in which case, weakened vision may reduce dominance of vision over other sensory sources. the aim of the current study...

purpose: to report a rare case of ciliochoroidal malignant melanoma presenting as a subconjunctival black-colored mass adjacent to the limbus. patient and findings: a 42-year-old woman presented with a subconjunctival black-colored mass adjacent to the limbus in left eye from 2 years ago. the lesion had increased in size during the previous 2 months. funduscopic examination with scleral depress...

Rao, Vivek Raghunath. Mixed-Initiative Techniques for Assisted Visualization. (Under the direction of Christopher G. Healey) The advent of computers and their subsequent use in scientific applications, has led to the generation of a large amount of information. This information usually has two characteristics, it is large and it is multi-dimensional. The need for analysis and exploration of thi...