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Saccadic oscillation

MedGen UID:
1698060
•Concept ID:
C5139133
•
Finding
Synonym: Saccadic oscillations
 
HPO: HP:0032104

Definition

An involuntary abnormality of fixation in which there is an abnormal saccade away from fixation followed by an immediate corrective saccade. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSaccadic oscillation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Opsoclonus and ocular flutter: evaluation and management.
Grossman SN, Rucker JC
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2023 Nov 1;34(6):465-469. Epub 2023 Aug 21 doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000998. PMID: 37603546
Classification of vestibular signs and examination techniques: Nystagmus and nystagmus-like movements.
Eggers SDZ, Bisdorff A, von Brevern M, Zee DS, Kim JS, Perez-Fernandez N, Welgampola MS, Della Santina CC, Newman-Toker DE
J Vestib Res 2019;29(2-3):57-87. doi: 10.3233/VES-190658. PMID: 31256095Free PMC Article
Treatment of abnormal eye movements that impair vision: strategies based on current concepts of physiology and pharmacology.
Leigh RJ, Averbuch-Heller L, Tomsak RL, Remler BF, Yaniglos SS, Dell'Osso LF
Ann Neurol 1994 Aug;36(2):129-41. doi: 10.1002/ana.410360204. PMID: 8053648

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effect of aging on post-saccadic oscillations.
Mardanbegi D, Killick R, Xia B, Wilcockson T, Gellersen H, Sawyer P, Crawford TJ
Vision Res 2018 Feb;143:1-8. Epub 2017 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.08.006. PMID: 29197475
Association between leukoaraiosis and saccadic oscillation.
Wu CC, Young YH
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 Mar;133(3):245-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.133.3.245. PMID: 17372081

Diagnosis

Opsoclonus: clinical and immunological features.
Jen JC, Lopez I, Baloh RW
J Neurol Sci 2012 Sep 15;320(1-2):61-5. Epub 2012 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.06.017. PMID: 22818114
Association between leukoaraiosis and saccadic oscillation.
Wu CC, Young YH
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 Mar;133(3):245-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.133.3.245. PMID: 17372081
Microsaccadic flutter.
Ashe J, Hain TC, Zee DS, Schatz NJ
Brain 1991 Feb;114 ( Pt 1B):461-72. doi: 10.1093/brain/114.1.461. PMID: 2004251
"Macroflutter"--a saccadic oscillation.
Herishanu Y
Isr J Med Sci 1984 Feb;20(2):153-4. PMID: 6706541

Therapy

Review and Evaluation of Eye Movement Event Detection Algorithms.
Birawo B, Kasprowski P
Sensors (Basel) 2022 Nov 15;22(22) doi: 10.3390/s22228810. PMID: 36433407Free PMC Article

Prognosis

The influence of crystalline lens accommodation on post-saccadic oscillations in pupil-based eye trackers.
Nyström M, Andersson R, Magnusson M, Pansell T, Hooge I
Vision Res 2015 Feb;107:1-14. Epub 2014 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2014.10.037. PMID: 25481633

Clinical prediction guides

The art of braking: Post saccadic oscillations in the eye tracker signal decrease with increasing saccade size.
Hooge I, Nyström M, Cornelissen T, Holmqvist K
Vision Res 2015 Jul;112:55-67. Epub 2015 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2015.03.015. PMID: 25982715
The influence of crystalline lens accommodation on post-saccadic oscillations in pupil-based eye trackers.
Nyström M, Andersson R, Magnusson M, Pansell T, Hooge I
Vision Res 2015 Feb;107:1-14. Epub 2014 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2014.10.037. PMID: 25481633
Lightning eye movements.
Alpert JN, Suga H, Perusquia E
J Neurol Sci 1976 Jan;27(1):71-8. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(76)90235-5. PMID: 1249581

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