Premium
Congenital forms of nystagmus
Author(s) -
Kaeser P.F.
Publication year - 2015
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.1755-3768.2015.0138
Subject(s) - nystagmus , medicine , hypoplasia , esotropia , albinism , ophthalmology , audiology , anatomy , strabismus , paleontology , biology
Summary Congenital benign forms of nystagmus have to be recognized and distinguished from acquired forms caused by neurologic lesions, in order to avoid unnecessary investigations. This distinction can usually be made on clinical grounds. Congenital forms of nystagmus include idiopathic infantile, ocular (most commonly associated with albinism, macular or optic nerve hypoplasia, and congenital retinal dystrophies) and latent nystagmus of the congenital esotropia. At the end of the session, participants should be able to identify these specific forms of nystagmus.