J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2004 Jul;45(7):1211-1213.
Voluntary Nystagmus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. hjm@snu.ac.kr
Abstract
- PURPOSE
We evaluated the clinical manifestations of voluntary nystagmus in three patients and verified the efficacy of video-oculography as a diagnostic tool to differentiate voluntary nystagmus from congenital or latent nystagmus. METHODS: Meticulous history taking and neuro-ophthalmologic examination were performed for three patients with voluntary nystagmus. Video-oculography was also performed in one patient. RESULTS: All of the three patients were young men in military service. Neuro-ophthalmologic examination was normal in all three patients, except for shaking of the eyes. Video-oculography in one patient showed 5~6 Hz pendular oscillation with an amplitude of 7~15 degrees and a peak velocity of 345.4 deg/sec, verifying that the oscillatory eye movement was composed of saccades and was not a nystagmus. CONCLUSIONS: In differentiating between voluntary and congenital nystagmus, video-oculography as well as history taking and neuro-ophthalmologic examination were very helpful.
