Esther Gonzalez

Dr. Esther Gonzalez

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 August 2012 in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
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EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez
AWAgnes M. F. Wong
Agnes M. F. Wong
ENEwa Niechwiej-Szwedo
Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo
LTLuminita Tarita-Nistor
Luminita Tarita-Nistor
MSMartin J. Steinbach
Martin J. Steinbach
Purpose.: We investigated whether the sensory impairments of amblyopia are associated with a decrease in eye position stability (PS). Methods.: The positions of both eyes were recorded simultaneously in three viewing conditions: binocular, monocular fellow eye viewing (right eye for controls), and monocular amblyopic eye viewing (left eye for controls). For monocular conditions, movements of the covered eye were also recorded (open-loop testing). Bivariate contour ellipses (BCEAs), representing the region over which eye positions were found 68.2% of the time, were calculated and normalized by log transformation. Results.: For controls, there were no differences between eyes. Binocular PS (log10BCEA = −0.88) was better than monocular PS (log10BCEA = −0.59) indicating binocular summation, and the PS of the viewing eye was better than that of the covered eye (log10BCEA = −0.33). For patients, the amblyopic eye exhibited a significant decrease in PS during amblyopic eye (log10BCEA = −0.20), fellow eye (log10BCEA = 0.0004), and binocular (log10BCEA = −0.44) viewing. The PS of the fellow eye depended on viewing condition: it was comparable to controls during binocular (log10BCEA = −0.77) and fellow eye viewing (log10BCEA = −0.52), but it decreased during amblyopic eye viewing (log10BCEA = 0.08). Patients exhibited binocular summation during fellow eye viewing, but not during amblyopic eye viewing. Decrease in PS in patients was mainly due to slow eye drifts. Conclusions.: Deficits in spatiotemporal vision in amblyopia are associated with poor PS. PS of amblyopic and fellow eyes is differentially affected depending on viewing condition.

1 January 2014 in Optometry and Vision Science
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LTLuminita Tarita‐Nistor
Luminita Tarita‐Nistor
MBMichael H. Brent
Michael H. Brent
MSMartin J. Steinbach
Martin J. Steinbach
SMSamuel N. Markowitz
Samuel N. Markowitz
EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez

1 August 2015 in Optometry and Vision Science
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LTLuminita Tarita‐Nistor
Luminita Tarita‐Nistor
MEMoshe Eizenman
Moshe Eizenman
NLNatalie Landon‐Brace
Natalie Landon‐Brace
SMSamuel N. Markowitz
Samuel N. Markowitz
MSMartin J. Steinbach
Martin J. Steinbach
EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez

1 January 2010 in Vision Research
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EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez
Robert AllisonRobert Allison
Robert Allison
HOHiroshi Ono
Hiroshi Ono
MVMargarita Vinnikov
Margarita Vinnikov

1 January 2018 in Optometry and Vision Science
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EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez
LTLuminita Tarita‐Nistor
Luminita Tarita‐Nistor
EMEfrem Mandelcorn
Efrem Mandelcorn
MMMark Mandelcorn
Mark Mandelcorn
MSMartin J. Steinbach
Martin J. Steinbach

1 February 2017 in Optometry and Vision Science
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LTLuminita Tarita‐Nistor
Luminita Tarita‐Nistor
EGEsther Gonzalez
Esther Gonzalez
TBTaylor Brin
Taylor Brin
MMMark S. Mandelcorn
Mark S. Mandelcorn
ASAnne‐Catherine Scherlen
Anne‐Catherine Scherlen
MSMartin J. Steinbach
Martin J. Steinbach