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NR. 2(II)/2005
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Diagnostyka i
leczenie wrodzonego oczopl±su
Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Nystagmus
Ewa Wójcik, Beata Kaczmarek
Oddział Leczenia Zeza i Niedowidzenia Wojewódzkiego
Szpitala Okulistycznego w Krakowie Witkowicach
Ordynator: dr med. Ewa Wójcik |
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| Summary: |
The paper is a current
review of the diagnosis and management of congenital
nystagmus. Nystagmus is a repeated, rhythmical eye
movement. It may be divided in congenital or acquired.
According to the direction of the eye movement we may
distinguish horizontal, vertical or rotational
nystagmus. Congenital nystagmus occurs in 1:6550 new
born children. It's more frequently observed in boys. It
typically appears just after labor or during early
period of childhood. In the majority of patients visual
acuity is significantly decreased. The aim of the
treatment is visual acuity improvement, decrease in
compensatory head position and decrease in nystagmic
movements. |
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| Key words: |
congenital nystagmus,
compensatory head position, Anderson's procedure,
Kestenbaum's procedure, artificial divergence procedure. |
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