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nystagmus Definition:
- Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary eye movement, acquired in infancy or later in life, that may result in reduced or limited vision. Due to the involuntary movement of the eye, it is often called "dancing eyes".
| Nystagmus (n.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs. |
| nystagmus involuntary movements of the eyeballs, its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders |
| physiological nystagmus small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs, when it is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina, visual perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors |
| rotational nystagmus nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly, large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation |
| postotational nystagmus nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body, large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation |
nystagmus Synonyme:
| blindness albinism astigmatism astigmia bad eyesight blurred vision deafness defect of vision dim-sightedness dogmatism double sight double vision faulty eyesight imperceptiveness impercipience imperfect vision incognizance incomprehension insensibility mindlessness nearsightedness nonrealization nonrecognition nonunderstanding nystagmus partial blindness positiveness purblindness reduced sight shortsightedness tunnel vision unapprehendingness unawareness unconsciousness undiscerningness unmindfulness unperceptiveness unpersuadableness unwittingness |
| albinism Christmas disease Hartnup disease Werdnig-Hoffmann disease achroma achromasia achromatic vision achromatosis albescence albino albinoism astigmatism astigmia bad eyesight blindness blondness blurred vision canescence chalkiness color blindness creaminess cystic fibrosis defect of vision dichromatic vision double sight double vision dysautonomia fairness faulty eyesight frostiness glaucescence glaucousness grizzliness hemophilia hoariness ichthyosis imperfect vision lactescence leukoderma lightness milkiness mongolianism mongolism mucoviscidosis muscular dystrophy nystagmus paleness pancreatic fibrosis partial blindness pearliness reduced sight sickle-cell anemia silver silveriness snowiness thalassemia tunnel vision vitiligo white white race whiteness whitishness |