JAAA CEU Program

Questions refer to Sinno et al, “Normative Values of Saccades and Smooth Pursuit in Children Aged 5 to 17 Years,” 384–392.

Learner Outcomes

Readers of this article should be able to:

• List and describe the diff erent subtests of oculomotor assessment.

• List and discuss how results from oculomotor assessments diff er in pediatric populations compared to adults.

CEU Questions

1. This eye movement is a voluntary rapid eye movement that brings an object of interest to the fovea of the eye:

   • Saccade

   • Smooth pursuit

   • Nystagmus

2. This eye movement is a slow eye-tracking movement that aims to stabilize the image of a slow-moving target on the fovea of the eye:

   • Saccade

   • Smooth pursuit

   • Optokinetics

3. The parameters for saccade testing are:

   • Gain and asymmetry

   • Latency, velocity, and asymmetry

   • Latency, velocity, and accuracy

4. The parameters for smooth pursuit testing are:

   • Gain and asymmetry

   • Latency, velocity, and asymmetry

   • Latency, velocity, and accuracy

5. The first test to perform before an oculomotor test is:

   • Conjugate eye movement

   • Calibration

   • Calorics test

6. Latency of saccades are _______ in infants compared to

   • faster

   • slower

   • the same

7. In the group of children presented in this series, saccadic latency ________ with age.

   • increased

   • decreased

   • fluctuated

8. In the group of children presented in this series, smooth pursuit gain ________ with age.

   • increased

   • decreased

   • fluctuated

9. In the group of children presented in this series, saccadic accuracy/precision ________ compared to adults.

   • increased

   • decreased

   • did not change

10. Behavioral changes and ________ can aff ect the results of oculomotor tests.

    • the height of the child

    • gender

    • attention maturation

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