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9766741

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Multiple hypometric (undershooting) saccades are generally reported as a compensatory strategy in adults with homonymous hemianopia. However, hypermetric (overshooting) saccades have been reported to develop spontaneously as a beneficial strategy in response to predictable targets. We examined the saccades of 10 children (aged 5 to 16 years) with homonymous hemianopia to determine the type of compensatory eye-movement strategies employed 6 months to 16 years after hemianopia onset. Homonymous hemianopia was identified using perimetry and/or pattern visual evoked potentials and supported with results of neuroimaging. Eye movements were recorded using bitemporal electrooculography. Saccades were elicited to a red light source in a semipredictable paradigm. We found that hypermetria was not a consistent compensatory strategy in our patients. In spite of the predictability of our paradigm and the long follow-up period, multiple hypometric saccades into the blind field appeared to be the preferred strategy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0012-1622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
626-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Saccadic strategies in children with hemianopia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't