Blinking is something we all do automatically so often, in fact, that most of us never give it a second thought. But beneath this simple act lies a remarkable biological mechanism crucial to our eye ...

The basic connectivity from the vestibular labyrinth to the eye muscles (vestibular ocular reflex, VOR) has been elucidated in the past decade, and we summarise this in graphic format. We also ...

Opening your mouth while applying mascara is a completely normal reflex. This involuntary gesture has a scientific ...

The patellar and ankle reflexes were barely elicited, ... On molecular genetic analysis, the APTX mutation W279X at locus 9p13.3 was identified (ataxia with oculomotor apraxia 1).

Eye movement responses are altered in patients with age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington disease or Parkinson disease. In this Review, the authors describe the oculomotor ...

The Bell’s phenomenon, also called the palpebral-oculogyric reflex, ... However, if inverse Bell’s phenomenon is caused by injury to the superior rectus and oculomotor nerve, ...

The oculomotor nerve controls important muscles in your eye. It allows you to look up and down, fixate your gaze on a moving object, and perform other important eye movements. Interesting facts ...

Used for oculomotor and vestibular testing, the system integrates clinical eye tracking with a digital display to run a series of non-invasive tests while capturing the eye's reflexes objectively ...

Background Concussion history is a risk factor for recurrent concussion. Identification of differences in clinical outcomes by concussion history will inform future individually targeted prevention ...

Mascara Face. You know what it is: that slack-jawed, open-mouthed, dopey look when someone swipes the wand over their lashes again and again in an effort to get them just right.. It seems to be a ...

Double vision. Oculomotor nerve palsy affects how your eyes work together. When your eyes can’t work together correctly, it can cause double vision.; Loss of eye focus and crossed eyes.

Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia is an autosomal recessive disease, originally described in Portuguese patients and later in Japanese patients. Symptoms first noticed appear between ages 1 and 16 ...