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Ocular motor development in normal and premature children
Author(s) -
YGGE J
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.2162.x
Subject(s) - eye movement , fixation (population genetics) , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , saccadic masking , motor skill , vergence (optics) , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , pediatrics , neuroscience , surgery , optics , physics , population , environmental health
The ocular motor system is immature at birth and the different types of eye movements develop at different stages of child development. This presentation aims to discuss the normal ocular motor development and the often delayed development of the ocular motor functions seen in premature children. For example, the visual fixation is often more instable in the premature child. Also the saccadic as well as the smooth pursuit and vergence systems exhibit delays in development in the premature child. The delayed development has implications for the clinical investigation and must be taken into consideration when examining the visual functions of the premature child.