The term "gaze" is frequently used in physiology to describe coordinated motion of the eyes and neck.
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Control
Gaze can be controlled by smooth pursuit or by saccades.
The lateral gaze is controlled by the paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF).[1]
The vertical gaze is controlled by the rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus and the interstitial nucleus of Cajal.
Clinical significance
"Conjugate gaze" refers to the motion of both eyes in the same direction at the same time, and conjugate gaze palsy refers to an impairment of this function.
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External links
- http://www.med.yale.edu/caim/cnerves/cn6/cn6_8.html
- http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/67/5/696
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