Surgical treatment of congenital nystagmus in patients with singular binocular vision.
Operative treatment of congenital jerk-type nystagmus with ocular torticollis in patients with single binocular vision is discussed. The mechanism causing the head turn as well as the methods used in measuring the head turn and the selection of surgical procedures to correct it are analyzed. The results of 7 cases operated upon for this condition are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy