After Test 1 Flashcards
Why do we need the ocular motility system?
To attain a clear and stable view of the environment
What are the functional classes of eye movements?
Movements that direct the fovea to an object of interest
Movements that hold images steady on the retina
What movements direct the fovea to an object of interest?
Saccades
Smooth Pursuits
Vergences
What movements hold images steady on the retina?
Fixation
Vestibulocular reflex
Optokinetic reflex
When does the VOR shut down, and the OKN kick in?
When there is a constant spin or speed
What are the monocular directions of ocular movements?
Ductions
What are the binocular directions of ocular movements?
Versions
Vergences
In ductions, what movements take place on the Z-axis?
Abduction
Adduction
In ductions, what movements take place on the Y-axis?
Elevation
Depression
In ductions, what movements take place on the X-axis?
Incyclotorsion
Excyclotorsion
What are the conjugate binocular eye movements?
Saccades Smooth pursuits VOR PKN Vergences
Convergence takes place on which axis?
Z-axis
Divergence takes place on which axis?
Z-axis