Fariñas FZ, Hernández CA, Álvarez RS

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 65-68
PDF size: 247.03 Kb.

ABSTRACT

Nystagmus is an involuntary, rhythmic and uncontrolled movement of both eyes, which it is manifested when fixing the gaze in one direction; it can be congenital or acquired, and it is associated to childhood eye diseases. Visual rehabilitation can be achieved through an early diagnosis. Measures will be aimed at achieving as much as vision as possible: eyeglasses to correct ametropies, exercises and visual stimulation. An investigation made in the Low Vision Consultation at the University Hospital «Arnaldo Milián Castro» of Santa Clara showed that, from 894 seen patients, the 1.3 % had idiopathic congenital nystagmus associated to other diseases, and 11 of them improved their vision with the use of eyeglasses. White, male and age ranged from 0 to 14 years predominated. It has a low prevalence and a successful percentage of visually rehabilitate patients. They must be sent to the Low Vision Consultation since their early ages.

REFERENCES

1. Eguía Martínez FR, Torres M, Capote Cabrera A. Nistagmo. En: Manual de diagnóstico y tratamiento en Oftalmología. La Habana: Editorial Ciencias Médicas; 2009. p. 302-5.

2. Sonrisas & Vida. Nistagmus [internet]. España: Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular. 2012 abr. 5 [citado 2 mayo 2015]. Disponible en: http://www.sonrisasyvida.org/salud-bienestar-pediatrica/oftalmologia/nistagmus

3. Nebbioso M, D'Innocenzo D, Rapone S, Di Benedetto G, Grenga R. Nystagmus in Ophthalmology. ClinTer. 2009;160(2):145-9.

4. Roselló Leyva A, Rodríguez Masó S, Rojas Rondón I, Linares Guerra M, Ramos Gómez EA, Vázquez Adan Y. Defectos refractivos más frecuentes que causan baja visión. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [internet]. 2011 jul.-dic. [citado 1 sep. 2015];24(2):[aprox. 8 p.]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?pid=S0864-21762011000200007&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt

5. Molina Montoya NP. Albinismo oculocutáneo: Alteraciones visuales, oculares y manejo optométrico. Investig Andina [internet]. 2011 jun.-dic. [citado 20 mayo 2015]; 13(23):[aprox. 14 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0124-81462011000200008&lng=en

6. Hernández García E, Gómez de Liaño R. Empleo de toxina botulínica en paciente con nistagmus congénito de tipo pendular. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2012; 87(10):330-32.

7. Faye E. Identificación del paciente con baja visión. En: Clínica de la baja visión. Madrid: Editorial ONCE; 1997. p. 3-14.

8. Kanski JJ. Neurooftalmología. En: Oftalmología clínica. 7ma. ed. Madrid: ELSEVIER; 2012. p. 676 -766.