Eye-movement-based assessment of visual function in patients with infantile nystagmus syndrome

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 988-995

  Wang, Zhong I ^a,c   Dell'Osso, Louis F ^a,b,c,d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaze maintenance; High acuity field; Nystagmus; Target acquisition; Visual acuity; Visual function

Indexed keywords

GAZE MAINTENANCE; HIGH-ACUITY FIELD; NYSTAGMUS; TARGET ACQUISITION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FUNCTION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MAINTENANCE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; TARGETS; VISION;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANTILE NYSTAGMUS SYNDROME; MEASUREMENT; NYSTAGMUS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; NYSTAGMUS, CONGENITAL; REACTION TIME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 70350089425     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181b2f2ee     Document Type: Review

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