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P3D Re: Exotropia and stereo

  • From: Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: P3D Re: Exotropia and stereo
  • Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 09:45:56 -0800
At 10:48 PM -0800 1/7/98, Andrew Woods wrote:
>
>I've read that if Stabismus isn't corrected in a child by a certain
>age that the brain pathways which process stereoscopic information
>may not be formed.

That's right.  I'm afraid I don't remember when the sensitive period ends
exactly--maybe age 7 or 8?  Anyone know?

>
>It is interesting that Mark, even though he's presumably never
>seen the world in stereo, can still see stereo now (through a viewer)...

Mark, have you always had the exotropia?

-Jim C.

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