ABSTRACT
Nystagmus is a spontaneous, repetitive movement of the eyes caused by slow eye drifts. Clinical evaluation of nystagmus requires familiarity with the functional classes of eye movements, the types of acquired nystagmus and a differential diagnosis for each type, and the ability to differentiate acquired nystagmus from infantile nystagmus and saccadic intrusions.
KEYWORDS
Nystagmus - oscillopsia - saccadic intrusions
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Janet C RuckerM.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1052, New York, NY 10029
Email: janet.rucker@mssm.edu
