Fast Recovery of the Amblyopic Eye Acuity of Kittens following Brief Exposure to Total Darkness Depends on the Fellow Eye
Table 1
Animals and rearing conditions. Timing (postnatal days of age) of the initial period of monocular deprivation (MD), darkness, and subsequent visual exposure (fellow eye occlusion and/or binocular vision) for all 18 kittens. Details are also provided on the 6 litters and the gender of the kittens. Prior to and for the 8+ weeks following the period of MD, all kittens received binocular visual exposure.
Animal
Litter ID
Gender
MD
Darkness
Fellow eye occlusion (no. of days)
Binoc. vision
Control animals
Darkness only
C422
D
F
P30-37
P101-111
C439
E
F
P30-37
P102-112
C446
F
M
P30-37
P91-101
Fellow eye occlusion only
C391
B
M
P29-36
P103-120 (17 d)
C392
B
M
P29-36
P102-126 (24 d)
Experimental animals
Darkness followed by fellow eye occlusion
C425
C
M
P30-37
P101-111
P111-120 (9 d)
P120-
C390
A
F
P29-36
P92-102
P102-113 (11 d)
P113-
C393
B
F
P29-36
P92-102
P102-113 (11 d)
P113-
C419
D
F
P31-38
P90-100
P100-111 (11 d)
P111-
C420
D
F
P31-38
P91-101
P100-111 (11 d)
C423
C
M
P30-37
P101-111
P111-115 (4 d)
P115-
C424
C
F
P30-37
P101-111
P111-115 (4 d)
P115-
C445
F
F
P30-37
P91-101
P101-103 (2 d)
P103-
C447
F
F
P30-37
P91-101
P101-103 (2 d)
P103-
C448
F
F
P30-37
P91-101
P101-102 (1 d)
P102-
C438
E
M
P30-37
P102-112
P112-113 (1 d)
P113-
Darkness followed by a short period of binoc. vision then fellow eye occlusion
