Temporal perceptual training enhances visual acuity in adult amblyopia: a single-case study

Amblyopia is usually framed as a persistent spatial-acuity disorder, yet temporal processing is also abnormal, including impaired visual synchrony and prolonged temporal integration [ 1 , 2 ]. This raises a mechanistic question: if residual acuity loss is partly constrained by temporal-resolution limits, temporal perceptual learning may improve acuity. Although perceptual learning can modify adult visual performance [ 3 ], most amblyopia protocols train spatial features. We therefore tested whether two-flash fusion training, a temporal discrimination task, transfers to monocular visual acuity.

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Eye
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2026-06-29
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-026-04688-7
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Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
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Temporal perceptual training enhances visual acuity in adult amblyopia: a single-case study

Mohammad Ahsan Khodami, Luca Battaglini
Eye
Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
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Temporal perceptual training enhances visual acuity in adult amblyopia: a single-case study

Mohammad Ahsan Khodami, Luca Battaglini
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Abstract

Amblyopia is usually framed as a persistent spatial-acuity disorder, yet temporal processing is also abnormal, including impaired visual synchrony and prolonged temporal integration [ 1 , 2 ]. This raises a mechanistic question: if residual acuity loss is partly constrained by temporal-resolution limits, temporal perceptual learning may improve acuity. Although perceptual learning can modify adult visual performance [ 3 ], most amblyopia protocols train spatial features. We therefore tested whether two-flash fusion training, a temporal discrimination task, transfers to monocular visual acuity.

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University of Padua (IT)
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Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
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