How do you treat Saccades?

Saccadic deficiencies can be treated using vision therapy at any age, and it can help to improve reading speed and ability. Some of the treatments that might be used are monocular exercises done with a patch including charts, games, hitting a Marsden Ball, and doing eye stretches and jumps.

What is a saccadic intrusion?

Saccadic intrusions or oscillations: These saccades occur when patients are fixating in the eye primary position, or they may be superimposed during smooth pursuit. Examples include square wave jerks, macrosaccadic oscillations and ocular flutter/opsoclonus.

What causes saccadic dysfunction?

Anticonvulsants, sedatives and sedating antidepressants are the most common culprits. Saccades can be slowed as much as 50% when subjects become drowsy.

What does saccades look like?

Saccades are rapid, ballistic movements of the eyes that abruptly change the point of fixation. They range in amplitude from the small movements made while reading, for example, to the much larger movements made while gazing around a room.

What are the treatment options for saccadic intrusions?

Management 1 General treatment. General management goals include abolishing or decreasing abnormal eye movements without affecting physiologic saccades and gaze holding. 2 Medical therapy. Medical therapy is variable and depends on the underlying etiology. 3 Surgery. 4 Prognosis.

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How are saccadic intrusions related to the immune system?

Saccadic intrusions may be associated with B and T cell immune-mediated mechanisms. Mild, intermittent, saccadic intrusions may be asymptomatic but more constant and pathologic saccadic intrusions (e.g., ocular flutter or opsoclonus) typically cause symptomatic oscillopsia or nonspecific visual blur.

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