Leigh, R. John,

The neurology of eye movements / R. John Leigh, David S. Zee. - Fifth edition. - xx, 1109 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. - Contemporary neurology series ; 90 . - Contemporary neurology series ; 90 .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A survey of eye movements : characteristics and teleology -- The ocular motor periphery -- The vestibular-optokinetic system -- The saccadic system -- Smooth visual tracking and fixation -- Gaze holding and the neural integrator -- The neural basis for conjugate eye movements -- Eye-head movements -- Vergence eye movements -- Diagnosis of peripheral ocular motor palsies and strabismus -- Diagnosis of nystagmus and saccadic intrusions -- Diagnosis and management of vestibular disorders -- Disorders of ocular motility due to disease of the brainstem, cerebellum, and diencephalon -- Disorders of ocular motility with disease affecting the basal ganglia, cerebral cortex, and in systemic conditions.

9780199969289 (alk. paper) RM967.48


Eye Movements--physiology.
Ocular motility disorders.