Browsing Optometry and Vision Science by Author "Thompson, Benjamin"
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Binocular treatment of amblyopia using videogames (BRAVO): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Guo, Cindy X.; Thompson, Benjamin; Babu, Raiju Jacob; Black, Joanna M.; Bobier, William; Lam, Carly S.Y.; Dai, Shaun; Gao, Tina Y.; Hess, Robert F.; Jenkins, Michelle; Jiang, Yannan; Kowal, Lionel; Parag, Varsha; South, Jayshree; Staffieri, Sandra Elfride; Walker, Natalie; Wadham, Angela (BioMed Central, 2016-10-18)Amblyopia is a common neurodevelopmental disorder of vision that is characterised by visual impairment in one eye and compromised binocular visual function. Existing evidence-based treatments for children include patching ... -
A differential role for the posterior cerebellum in the adaptive control of convergence eye movements
Erkelens, Ian M.; Bobier, William R.; Macmillan, Alicia C.; Maione, Nicole L.; Calderon, Claudia Martin; Patterson, Heidi; Thompson, Benjamin (Elsevier, 2020-02)Introduction The vergence oculomotor system possesses two robust adaptive mechanisms; a fast “dynamic” and a slow “tonic” system that are both vital for single, clear and comfortable binocular vision. The neural substrates ... -
The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on contrast sensitivity and visual evoked potential amplitude in adults with amblyopia
Ding, Zhaofeng; Li, Jinrong; Spiegel, Daniel P.; Chen, Zidong; Chan, Lily; Luo, Guangwei; Yuan, Junpeng; Deng, Daming; Yu, Minbin; Thompson, Benjamin (Springer Nature, 2016-01-14)Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental disorder of vision that occurs when the visual cortex receives decorrelated inputs from the two eyes during an early critical period of development. Amblyopic eyes are subject to suppression ... -
The Effects of tDCS Across the Spatial Frequencies and Orientations that Comprise the Contrast Sensitivity Function
Richard, Bruno; Johnson, Aaron P.; Thompson, Benjamin; Hansen, Bruce C. (Frontiers Media, 2015-11-27)Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has recently been employed in traditional psychophysical paradigms in an effort to measure direct manipulations on spatial frequency channel operations in the early visual ... -
Exercise-Induced Fatigue and Caffeine Supplementation Affect Psychomotor Performance but Not Covert Visuo-Spatial Attention
Connell, Charlotte J. W.; Thompson, Benjamin; Kuhn, Gustav; Gant, Nicholas (Public Library of Science, 2016-10-21)Fatigue resulting from strenuous exercise can impair cognition and oculomotor control. These impairments can be prevented by administering psychostimulants such as caffeine. This study used two experiments to explore the ... -
Fatigue related impairments in oculomotor control are prevented by caffeine
Connell, Charlotte J. W.; Thompson, Benjamin; Kuhn, Gustav; Claffey, Michael P.; Duncan, Shelley; Gant, Nicholas (Nature, 2016-05-25)Strenuous exercise can result in an inability of the central nervous system to drive skeletal muscle effectively, a phenomenon known as central fatigue. The impact of central fatigue on the oculomotor system is currently ... -
Fine Motor Skills of Children With Amblyopia Improve Following Binocular Treatment
Webber, Ann L.; Wood, Joanne M.; Thompson, Benjamin (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016-09-08)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether reduced fine motor skills in children with amblyopia improve after binocular treatment and whether improvements are sustained once treatment has ceased. Methods: ... -
Fluoxetine Does Not Enhance Visual Perceptual Learning and Triazolam Specifically Impairs Learning Transfer
Lagas, Alice K.; Black, Joanna M.; Byblow, Winston D.; Fleming, Melanie K.; Goodman, Lucy K.; Kydd, Robert R.; Russell, Bruce R.; Stinear, Cathy M.; Thompson, Benjamin (Frontiers Media, 2016-10-19)The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine significantly enhances adult visual cortex plasticity within the rat. This effect is related to decreased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) mediated inhibition and identifies ... -
Game play in virtual reality driving simulation involving head-mounted display and comparison to desktop display
Cao, Shi; Nandakumar, Krithika; Babu, Raiju; Thompson, Benjamin (Springer, 2019-11-28)Previous studies have reported the effect of driving simulator games on simulator sickness and eye symptoms experienced by users; however, empirical results regarding the game experience using commercial virtual reality ... -
Global motion perception is associated with motor function in 2-year-old children
Thompson, Benjamin; McKinlay, Christopher J.D.; Chakraborty, Arijit; Anstice, Nicola S.; Jacobs, Robert J.; Paudel, Nabin; Yu, Tzu-Ying; Ansell, Judith M.; Wouldes, Trecia; Harding, Jane E. (Elsevier, 2017-09-29)The dorsal visual processing stream that includes V1, motion sensitive area V5 and the posterior parietal lobe, supports visually guided motor function. Two recent studies have reported associations between global motion ... -
MRI guided brain stimulation without the use of a neuro-navigation system.
Vaghefi, Ehsan; Cai, Peng; Fang, Fang; Byblow, Winston D.; Stinear, Cathy M.; Thompson, Benjamin (Hindawi Publishing, 2015-01-01)A key issue in the field of noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is the accurate localization of scalp positions that correspond to targeted cortical areas. The current gold standard is to combine structural and functional ... -
Multisensory attention training for treatment of tinnitus
Spiegel, Daniel P.; Linford, T.; Thompson, Benjamin; Petoe, Matt A.; Kobayashi, K.; Stinear, Cathy M.; Searchfield, Grant D. (Springer Nature, 2015-05-28)Tinnitus is the conscious perception of sound with no physical sound source. Some models of tinnitus pathophysiology suggest that networks associated with attention, memory, distress and multisensory experience are involved ... -
Neonatal Glycemia and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years
McKinlay, Christopher J.D.; Alsweiler, Jane M.; Ansell, Judith M.; Anstice, Nicola S.; Chase, J. Geoffrey; Gamble, Gregory D.; Harris, Deborah L.; Jacobs, Robert J.; Jiang, Yannan; Paudel, Nabin; Signal, Matthew; Thompson, Benjamin; Wouldes, Trecia; Yu, Tzu-Ying; Harding, Jane E. (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2015-10-15)Neonatal hypoglycemia is a common and readily treatable risk factor for neurologic impairment in children. Although associations between prolonged symptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia and brain injury are well established,1 ... -
An Optokinetic Nystagmus Detection Method for Use With Young Children
Sangi, Mehrdad; Thompson, Benjamin; Turuwhenua, Jason (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015-03-05)The detection of vision problems in early childhood can prevent neurodevelopmental disorders such as amblyopia. However, accurate clinical assessment of visual function in young children is challenging. optokinetic nystagmus ... -
Prenatal exposure to recreational drugs affects global motion perception in preschool children
Chakraborty, Arijit; Anstice, Nicola S.; Jacobs, Robert J.; LaGasse, Linda L.; Lester, Barry M.; Wouldes, Trecia; Thompson, Benjamin (Springer Nature, 2015-11-19)Prenatal exposure to recreational drugs impairs motor and cognitive development; however it is currently unknown whether visual brain areas are affected. To address this question, we investigated the effect of prenatal ... -
Preschool children's vision screening in New Zealand: a retrospective evaluation of referral accuracy
Langeslag-Smith, Miriam A; Vandal, Alain C; Briane, Vincent; Thompson, Benjamin; Anstice, Nicola S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-11-27)Objectives To assess the accuracy of preschool vision screening in a large, ethnically diverse, urban population in South Auckland, New Zealand. Design Retrospective longitudinal study. Methods B4 School Check vision ... -
The Regional Extent of Suppression: Strabismics Versus Nonstrabismics
Babu, Raiju Jacob; Clavagnier, Simon R.; Bobier, William; Thompson, Benjamin; Hess, Robert F. (Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2013-10)Purpose.: Evidence is accumulating that suppression may be the cause of amblyopia rather than a secondary consequence of mismatched retinal images. For example, treatment interventions that target suppression may lead to ... -
Unmasking the linear behaviour of slow motor adaptation to prolonged convergence
Erkelens, Ian; Thompson, Benjamin; Bobier, William; Munoz, Doug (Wiley, 2016-06)Adaptation to changing environmental demands is central to maintaining optimal motor system function. Current theories suggest that adaptation in both the skeletal-motor and oculomotor systems involves a combination of ...