Neurology Primer: Visual Fixation and Saccadic Intrusions

The human visual system consists of binocular, stereoscopic vision, which is directly associated with a larger amount of brain landscape devoted to visual processing and eye movement control. Because humans spend approximately 80% of their awake hours fixating their gaze, understanding fixational dynamics is critical to advance current knowledge of oculomotor and visual function. The balance that fixational eye movement systems must achieve in healthy oculomotor function is quite delicate: whereas insufficient eye motion can result in visual losses due to neural adaptation and visual fading, excessive eye motion leads to blurred and unstable vision. This fine calibration is disrupted in patients of various neurological and neurodegenerative disorders who display increased gaze instability during the attempt to fixate.
This 8-hour seminar will review the most current anatomy and physiology behind visual fixation and saccadic intrusions. Normal and pathological eye movements will be discussed, including which eye movements are commonly seen with specific conditions. Testing and treatment protocols will be taught in such away that learners can immediately implement what they learned no matter their skill level, and no matter if they have specialized equipment. Along with the lecture, you will also receive over 50 research articles reviewing the relevant information.

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Is there any current treatment for Saccadic intrusions?