Binocular, Accommodative and Oculomotor Alterations In Multiple Sclerosis: A Review

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Title: Binocular, Accommodative and Oculomotor Alterations In Multiple Sclerosis: A Review
Authors: Gil-Casas, Amparo | Piñero, David P. | Molina-Martín, Ainhoa
Research Group/s: Grupo de Óptica y Percepción Visual (GOPV)
Center, Department or Service: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía
Keywords: Accommodation | Multiple sclerosis | Saccades | Stereopsis | Vergence
Knowledge Area: Óptica
Issue Date: 31-Mar-2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Citation: Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2020, 35(2): 103-115. doi:10.1080/08820538.2020.1744671
Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acquired demyelinating and inflammatory neurodegenerative disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Clinical and subclinical ocular disturbances occur in almost all patients with MS. The objective of this narrative review was to collect and summarize the available scientific information on oculomotor, accommodative and binocular alterations that have been reported in MS. A systematic search strategy with the following descriptors was carried out: multiple sclerosis, ocular motility disorders, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, nystagmus, vergences, fixation, pupil reflex, accommodation and stereopsis. According to the search, some oculomotor alterations were found to be commonly reported in MS, such as alterations in saccades and nystagmus. In contrast, accommodative, vergence and stereopsis alterations have not been comprehensively studied despite their relevance, with only minimal evidence showing a potential negative impact of the disease on these aspects. In conclusion, oculomotor impairment is a common component of disability in MS patients and should be considered when managing this type of patients. More research is still needed to know the real impact of this disease on binocular vision and accommodation.
Sponsor: The author David P Piñero has been also supported by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain within the program Ramón y Cajal, [RYC-2016-20471].
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/106916
ISSN: 0882-0538 (Print) | 1744-5205 (Online)
DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2020.1744671
Language: eng
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Rights: © Taylor & Francis
Peer Review: si
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2020.1744671
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