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Aetiology of pendular nystagmus

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The defect is thought to lie in the gaze-holding smooth pursuit mechanisms.

Conditions which result in loss of central vision early in life are the commonest cause of pendular nystagmus:

  • albinism
  • B12 deficiency
  • multiple sclerosis

Pendular nystagmus may be congenital.


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