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A step‐by‐step approach to examining eye movements
Author(s) -
BORRUAT FX
Publication year - 2012
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.1755-3768.2012.1661.x
Subject(s) - eye movement , diplopia , smooth pursuit , oscillopsia , fixation (population genetics) , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , optometry , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ophthalmology , surgery , population , environmental health
The eyes move in order either to keep track of an object of interest or to change visual attention from an object to another. There are several types of eye movements, each of them can be altered due to different mechanisms and pathologies. Patients with eye movement disorders can be either symptomatic (diplopia, oscillopsia) or asymptomatic. This presentation will summarize the infranuclear, nuclear and supranuclear pathways of oculomotility with an emphasis on fixation, saccades, pursuit, convergence and basic examination of the vestibulo‐ocular reflex. Guidelines for an examination of eye movements in clinical practice will be provided with video presentations of both normal and abnormal situations. At the end of the session, participants should be able to examine eye movements adequately and recognize abnormal fixation, defective pursuit, and inappropriate saccades.