Postoperative
formation of visual perception in the early blind
H. Umezu, S. Torii & Y. Uemura |
Formation
process of visual perception in the early blind who newly gained
sight by operation have been experimentally studied. Retails on a
case of such cases examined thus far was reported, She lost sight
12 to 14 months after her birth (due to leukoma of the cornea) and
received the operation for opacity of the cornea (corneal transplantation)
at the age of 11 years. Not only postoperative 2- and 3-dimensional
farm perception based on the newly gained sight, but their tactual
form perception as well were examined step by step over a period
of tine.
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