BACKGROUND Vestibular disorders are commonly characterized by a combination of perceptual, ocular motor, postural, and vegetative manifestations, which cause the symptoms of vertigo, nystagmus, ataxia, and nausea. Multisensory convergence and numerous polysynaptic pathways link the bilaterally organized central vestibular network with limbic, hippocampal, cerebellar, and non-vestibular cortex s...

Introduction: Presbyopia and presbycusis are common disorders in aging people leading to various negative consequences, such as social problems, cognitive disorders, depression, and imbalance. The combination of vision and hearing loss has been correlated with various adverse outcomes. Regarding the adverse effect of presbyopia and presbycusis on communication skills and quality of life in indi...

Transcutaneous electrostimulation of optic nerves after Ye. B. Kompaneyets et al. (1985) was used in the treatment of 203 neurosurgical patients aged 5 to 65 years with vision disorders. Improvement of visual functions (vision acuity and/or visual field) was attained in 112 (55.2%) patients. No changes were observed in 91 (44.8%) patients. The authors investigated the relationship between the e...

Background Visual defects have dramatic effects on health, self-esteem, and educational function of students, and delayed diagnosis will cause complications, like academic failure and psychologic disorders. Objective The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of ocular disorders in Iranian students in a systematic review. Methods We searched databases, including PubMed, SID, Magi...

iPrompts® is a software application for handheld devices that provides visual support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Caregivers use the application to create and present visual schedules, visual countdown timers, and visual choices, to help individuals with ASDs stay organized, understand upcoming events, and identify preferences. The developer of the application, HandHol...

Background/Aim. Psychophysiological disorders and speech pathology is one of the priority public health problems in Republic Serbia. A child?s growth development proceed a particular sequence course, depending on individual physiological capacities, quality neuromuscular structures, stimuli, which can be significantly affected by environment. The from birth to adult age result interaction neuro...

Congenital aniridia manifests with total or partial absence of the iris. The association disease PAX6 gene has been proven. Changes in structure lead to intrauterine pathology, visual organ malformation, malformation master regulator proteins organogenesis affecting various cells’ differentiation (central nervous system cells included). Such disorders result into development PAX6-associated syn...

The authors report clinical features of ocular manifestations in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), those that affect the visual sensory system and those that affect the ocular motor system. Disturbances of visual sensory function may precede, manifest coincidentally or follow the neurologic manifestations. Visual disturbances are common in MS and often a result of acute demyelinating optic...