This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages without signing in

Conjugate gaze abnormalities

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

The normal movements of the eyes occur in an organised fashion so that the visual axes remain in the same plane throughout eye movements.

The centres for conjugate gaze are the frontal lobe for saccadic movements and in the occipital lobe for pursuit movements. The conjugate movements to the right are controlled from the left side of the brain and vice-versa. Fibres travel from these centres to the region of the sixth nerve nucleus from which area the medial longitudinal fasciculus coordinates contraction with the third nerve and thence the medial rectus.

In a brainstem lesion there is ipsilateral paralysis of horizontal conjugate gaze and a frontal lobe lesion causes contralateral paralysis of horizontal conjugate gaze.


Create an account to add page annotations

Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.

The content herein is provided for informational purposes and does not replace the need to apply professional clinical judgement when diagnosing or treating any medical condition. A licensed medical practitioner should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.

Connect

Copyright 2024 Oxbridge Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of OmniaMed Communications Limited. All rights reserved. Any distribution or duplication of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. Oxbridge Solutions receives funding from advertising but maintains editorial independence.