title: Role of contact lenses in the management of congenital nystagmus.
abstract: Congenital idiopathic nystagmus is usually associated with poor vision which has generally proved resistant to treatment. This study reports the use of contact lenses in 8 patients, 5 of whom achieved an improvement in their visual acuity of 3 lines on the Snellen's chart.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity