Role of contact lenses in the management of congenital nystagmus.
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.
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