Week 2 Flashcards
WIT: Image is held steadily on the fovea by the eye and head
Fixation
What 3 purposes is there for fixation?
- to see stationary object
- for 20/20 vision
- To study targets of high spatial frequency
For fixation to occur, motion of the image on the fovea can be NO MORE than ___ degrees per second
5 degrees/sec
For fixation, image should like within ___ degrees of the center of fovea
0.5 degrees
Is a tremor a conjugate movement between the 2 eyes?
No
Microsaccades correct for ____.
Drifts
MS is larger by 4x in peripheral positions of gaze
Microsaccades occure how many times per second in all directions?
1-5 times
Are MS correlated between the two eyes in (1) time of onset and (2) direction?
Yes, but many not be correlated in amplitude
By concentrating, can you suppress MS?
Yes!
WIT: Deviation from the point of fixation of about 0.1 deg (6mins) w/ a velocity of about 0.25 deg/sec
Drifts
Can drifts occur in opposite directions in the two eyes?
Yes
In darkness, velocity of drifts increase by ___.
4x
WIT: Visual cues to fixate are important for steady control of gaze called ?
Field holding reflex
Fixation + Saccades = ?
Reading
WIT: Illusion of motion, caused by a nystagmus disrupting steady fixation
Oscillopsia
WIT: Initial slow-phase drift w/ fast reset
Pathological nystagmus
WIT: Small, less than 2 degree movement, this starts with an abnormal saccade
Saccadic intrusions
- more common in smokers, medications and caffeine ppl
What is an abnormal saccadic intrusion?
Anything more than 20/min
WIT: Repetitive to and from movment of the eyes initiated by slow phases
Nystagmus
What is the vertical gaze holding NI?
Interstitial Nucleus of Cajal
What is the horiontal gaze holding NI?
NPH - Nucleus Prepositus Hypoglossi
MVN - Medial Vestibular Nuclei
What part of the cerebellum is important for gaze holding?
Flocculus
What neurotransmitters to the NI use?
ACH
GABA
NMDA
A leaky neural integrator create a mismatch between what 2 things?
Pulse and Step!
WIT: Pulse signal keeps attempting to move eye to eccentric position but eye keeps drifting back due to fault step signal
Gaze- evoked nystagmus
When attempting to look back in primary gaze after adapting to gaze-evoked nystamus you get what?
Rebound nystagmus