Dr. Aaron W. McGee, assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has been awarded the Disney Award for Amblyopia Research in the amount of $100,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness.
McGee will reportedly use the grant to investigate approaches for improving recovery from amblyopia through medical therapy. He will reportedly test methods for reversing the loss of depth perception resulting from amblyopia by "re-opening" the critical period in adulthood to enhance the flexibility, or plasticity, of brain circuitry.
The Disney Award for Amblyopia Research is reportedly a two-year award to help the awardee pursue promising scientific leads and take opportunities for which other funds are not readily available.
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Source: University of Louisville