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What (who) is nystagmus - definition
Nystagmus
![A diagram of the [[caloric reflex test]], which tests the [[vestibulo-ocular reflex]] (VOR) by irrigating the ear canal with warm or cold water to induce physiological nystagmus.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lawrence 1960 13.8.png?width=200 "A diagram of the [[caloric reflex test]], which tests the [[vestibulo-ocular reflex]] (VOR) by irrigating the ear canal with warm or cold water to induce physiological nystagmus.")
CONDITION OF INVOLUNTARY EYE MOVEMENT
Pathologic nystagmus; Nystagmus, pathologic; Nystagmus, congenital; Nystagmus, physiologic; Nystagmus, optokinetic; Physiologic nystagmus; Nostagmus; Nystagmic; Horizontal gaze nystagmus test; Central positional nystagmus; Jerk nystagmus; Right-beating nystagmus; Left-beating nystagmus; Central nystagmus; Infantile nystagmus; Periodic alternating nystagmus; Rotatory nystagmus; Horizontal gaze nystagmus; Nestagmus; Involuntary eye movement; Congenital nystagmus
·noun A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.
nystagmus
CONDITION OF INVOLUNTARY EYE MOVEMENT
Pathologic nystagmus; Nystagmus, pathologic; Nystagmus, congenital; Nystagmus, physiologic; Nystagmus, optokinetic; Physiologic nystagmus; Nostagmus; Nystagmic; Horizontal gaze nystagmus test; Central positional nystagmus; Jerk nystagmus; Right-beating nystagmus; Left-beating nystagmus; Central nystagmus; Infantile nystagmus; Periodic alternating nystagmus; Rotatory nystagmus; Horizontal gaze nystagmus; Nestagmus; Involuntary eye movement; Congenital nystagmus
[n?'stagm?s]
¦ noun rapid involuntary movements of the eyes.
Derivatives
nystagmic adjective
Origin
C19: from Gk nustagmos 'nodding, drowsiness'.
Nystagmus
CONDITION OF INVOLUNTARY EYE MOVEMENT
Pathologic nystagmus; Nystagmus, pathologic; Nystagmus, congenital; Nystagmus, physiologic; Nystagmus, optokinetic; Physiologic nystagmus; Nostagmus; Nystagmic; Horizontal gaze nystagmus test; Central positional nystagmus; Jerk nystagmus; Right-beating nystagmus; Left-beating nystagmus; Central nystagmus; Infantile nystagmus; Periodic alternating nystagmus; Rotatory nystagmus; Horizontal gaze nystagmus; Nestagmus; Involuntary eye movement; Congenital nystagmus
Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) eye movement. Infants can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy or later in life.
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Nystagmus
Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) eye movement. Infants can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy or later in life.
Examples of use of nystagmus
1. He suffers from cone dystrophy which has resulted in photophobia and nystagmus, which means his eyes shake, he can see no colour and looking towards a light source reduces his vision further, hence the need for permanent dark glasses.