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The main goal of our study is to assess the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation, specifically theta burst stimulation (TBS), in a group of amblyopic volunteers measuring several visual parameters: visual acuity, suppressive imbalance, and stereoacuity.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Thirteen volunteers aged 19 to 24 years, randomly split in 2 groups, underwent 1 session of continuous TBS, stimulating the right occipital lobe. The first group with 8 volunteers was exposed to active stimulation with cTBS, and the other group with 5 volunteers was exposed to placebo stimulation.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Significant improvements in visual acuity, suppressive imbalance, and stereoacuity were found in the amblyopic eye after cTBS. The average value of amblyopia in visual acuity before stimulation was 0.32 \u00b1 0.20 logMar and after cTBS was 0.19 \u00b1 0.17 logMar. The mean value for the control group before placebo stimulation was 0.28 \u00b1 0.17 and after placebo stimulation was 0.28 \u00b1 0.16. The suppressive imbalance in the group of amblyope subjects stimulated before cTBS was 0.26 \u00b1 0.18 and after was 0.12 \u00b1 0.12; the suppressive imbalance of the control group before the placebo stimulation was 0.34 \u00b1 0.37 and after was 0.32 \u00b1 0.40.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Visual acuity, suppressive imbalance, and stereoacuity had significant enhancements compared with baseline after cTBS over the right occipital lobe in an ambliopic population.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/wno.0000000000000828","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,27]],"date-time":"2019-08-27T06:58:26Z","timestamp":1566889106000},"page":"185-192","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":32,"title":["Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adults With Amblyopia"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Ana 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