Dissociated vertical divergence: a righting reflex gone wrong.
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چکیده
Dissociated vertical divergence (DVD) is an ocular motor disorder characterized by a slow, upward drift of 1 eye when the other eye is fixating a target. I propose that DVD is a dorsal light reflex in which asymmetrical visual input to the 2 eyes evokes a vertical divergence movement of the eyes. This primitive visuo-vestibular reflex functions as a righting response to restore vertical orientation in lower lateral-eyed animals by equalizing binocular visual input. The dorsal light reflex is suppressed in humans but can manifest as DVD when early-onset strabismus precludes normal binocular development.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of ophthalmology
دوره 117 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999