Preservation of Reading in a Patient with Acquired Impairment of Saccadic Function (.pdf)

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Identifier 20160228_nanos_posters_104
Title Preservation of Reading in a Patient with Acquired Impairment of Saccadic Function (.pdf)
Creator Ivana Vodopivec; M. David Balkwill; Conrad Wall; Joseph F. Rizzo
Affiliation (IV) (JFR) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Boston, MA; (MDB) (CW) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Jenks Vestibular Physiology Laboratory, Boston, MA
Subject Saccades; Reading; Cardiac Surgery
Description Saccadic disturbance after cardiac surgery is a well-recognized but a poorly understood phenomenon. Historical notions suggest that absence of saccadic function, at least in the horizontal plane, should significantly compromise the ability to read. We present a case of a 49-year-old man with clinically obvious loss of saccadic function after surgical repair of aortic dissection. Upon questioning, the patient reported no difficulty at work where he had to do considerable reading. This apparent discrepancy was analyzed with quantitative eye movement recordings.
Date 2016-02-28
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2016 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2016: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2016. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 185113
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6545vhd
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