Comparison of the main sequence of reflexive saccades and the quick phases of optokinetic nystagmus
Comparison of the main sequence of reflexive saccades and the quick phases of optokinetic nystagmus
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DOI:
10.1136/bjo.85.12.1477
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发表时间:
2001-12-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Harris, CM
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作者:
Garbutt, S;Harwood, MR;Harris, CM
Background/aims-Abnormalities in the saccadic main sequence are an important finding and may indicate pathology of the ocular motor periphery or central neurological disorders. In young or uncooperative patients it can be difficult eliciting a sufficient number of saccades to measure the main sequence. It is often assumed that the quick phases of optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) are identical to saccades. If this were the case, it would be feasible to use OKN, an involuntary response that is easily evoked, as a simple way of eliciting many saccades. The aim of this study was to determine whether reflexive saccades and the quick phases of OKN are indeed identical, and whether OKN quick phases could have a clinical role in identifying patients with slow saccades.Methods-OKN and reflexive saccades were recorded from 10 healthy adults using an infrared limbus eye tracker and bitemporal DC electro-oculography simultaneously. OKN was stimulated by rotating a full field patterned curtain around the subject at 10-50 degrees /s. Reflexive saccades were elicited to red LED targets at 5-20 degrees eccentricity.Results-OKN quick phases tended to have a longer duration compared to saccades, but these differences were not significant. OKN quick phases had a slightly lower peak velocity compared to saccades, which was statistically significant (p