Vergence Eye Movements

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Identifier chen-vergence-eye-movements
Title Vergence Eye Movements
Creator Yu Hsin Chen; Amanda Dean Henderson, MD
Affiliation School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Neuro-Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Subject Convergence; Convergence Insufficiency; Convergence Spasm; Divergence; Divergence Insufficiency
Description Vergence (e.g. convergence and divergence), a class of eye movements that rotates the eyes in opposite directions (disjunctive), serves to hold image on the fovea of both eyes in order to obtain a single, clear image. This presentation overviews the neurology and examinations of vergence response, with its interaction with accommodation being emphasized. Relevant disorders such as convergence insufficiency, convergence spasm, and convergence-retraction nystagmus were also discussed.
Date 2023-09
References Leigh JR, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 5th ed. Oxford. 2015.; Behbehani, Raed. Parinaud Syndrome. Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL Web Site. Available at; https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6032dt1. Accessed August 27, 2023.
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6kmh5cn
Setname ehsl_novel_novel
ID 2354692
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kmh5cn
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