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nystagmus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | eye movement |
| Has types | physiological nystagmus, post-rotational nystagmus, rotational nystagmus |
Examples of nystagmus
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The optokinetic nystagmus changes if the visual system does not develop normally.
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He wears tinted glassed to hide the nystagmus but in truth he is nearly blind.
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Nystagmus causes Jen Croak's eyes to move back and forth beyond her control.
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After treatment, seven of them had significant improvements in nystagmus.
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Together with nystagmus and intention tremor it forms Charcot's triad 1.
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In adults incidents such as strokes or head trauma can lead to nystagmus later in life.
From the express.co.uk
Roberts'team found that higher magnetic field strengths caused significantly faster nystagmus.
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The patients also had less nystagmus, an involuntary movement of the eyes that is common in LCA.
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Luke has glaucoma, nystagmus and strabisme but for the moment no cataracts or corneal malformation.
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- Involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders
- Rapid involuntary eye movement, usually lateral
- An involuntary bouncing or jerking of the eye caused by any number of vestibular, neurological or physiological disturbances.
- Rapid and involuntary eye movement that is oscillating and non-chaotic. Blurred vision may result. Nystagmus typically affects infants and has a variety of causes.
- The jerking "to and fro" movement of the eyes that occurs when disorders affect the control of eye movement.
- A vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements, often resulting in reduced vision.
- (ni-STAG-mus). Involuntary, rhythmic side-to-side or up and down (oscillating) eye movements that are faster in one direction than the other.
- A jerking of the eyeballs in extreme directions of gaze. May be a normal variant or indicative of brain tissue or balance apparatus malfunctioning.
- A slow deviation of the eyes either horizontally, vertically, rotatory or mixed, followed by a rapid return to the starting position. The sequence is repeated.
