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Nystagmus and Related Ocular Motility Disorders

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Title Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Subject Neurology; Ophthalmology; Eye Diseases
Description Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Date 2005
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/walsh-and-hoyt/
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj4hsw

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Identifier CH23_1133-1174
Title Nystagmus and Related Ocular Motility Disorders
Alternative Title Section 3: Chapter 23
Creator John R. Leigh, MD, Professor of Neurology, Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University; Rucker, Janet C
Affiliation Case Western Reserve University and Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Subject Ocular Motor System; Nystagmus; Saccadic Intrusions
Description "This chapter concerns abnormal eye movements that disrupt steady fixation and thereby degrade vision."
Abstract "This chapter concerns abnormal eye movements that disrupt steady fixation and thereby degrade vision. We now know a good deal about the normal anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of ocular motor control (1). Our approach is to apply this knowledge to nystagmus and other ocular oscillations, since pathophysiology provides a sounder conceptual framework than a system based solely on phenomenology.We first summarize the mechanisms by which gaze is normally held steady to achieve clear and stable vision (2). We then discuss the pathogenesis and clinical features of each of the disorders that disrupt steady gaze, including the various forms of pathologic nystagmus and saccadic intrusions. Finally, we summarize currently available treatments for these abnormal eye movements and their visual consequences."
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Book chapter
Rights Management North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj4hsw/190057
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