Neuroplasticity of the visual cortex vs. Eye diseases

Abstract

Neuroplasticity is defined by the brain’s ability to reorganize the function and structure of its connections in response to changes in the environment with which it interacts. Recent studies demonstrate the presence of a “phenomenon in which different stimuli lead to an increasing or decreasing the number of active brain cells and reshaping the synapses” (Chakraborty, M.D., D.P.M.). Therefore, the brain is a dynamic system of neural networks. The brain changes and eye function can be altered at the cortical level. Knowing and understanding the mechanisms of plasticity could have major implications in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases as well as in reconsidering surgical techniques or materials used.