title: [Congenital nystagmus and intermittent exotropia. Suppression of nystagmus by fusional convergence].
abstract: We report on a patient with a combination of congenital nystagmus and intermittent exotropia. When the exotropia became manifest, a gross nystagmus appeared. When, however, the exotropia was overcome by fusinal convergence, the nystagmus was largely suppressed. The angle of squint was surgically reduced by such an amount that the exodeviation was just compensated, and the fusional convergence required to overcome the remaining angle sufficed to suppress the nystagmus.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Neuroophthalmologie und Schielbehandlung.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kommerell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gusek
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gilles
mesh_terms: D003290:Convergence, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005099:Exotropia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D015357:Vision Disparity / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Kongenitaler Nystagmus und intermittierende Exotropie. Nystagmushemmung durch fusionale Konvergenz.