Measuring visual and quality of life outcomes in nystagmus: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pathological nystagmus of all aetiologies can cause visual disability and reduced quality of life. Recent research has characterised the dynamic nature of the condition and questioned the validity of widely used outcome measures, such as visual acuity (VA), as an accurate measure of visual function in nystagmus. VA only describes the spatial resolving capacity of the visual system for high contrast stimuli, whereas good visual function requires numerous components including contrast sensitivity, colour vision, depth perception and oculomotor functions. For these reasons, the literature on nystagmus, particularly interventional studies, has been inconsistent with regard to the outcome measures used.

Methods

We performed a scoping literature review to characterise

SUBMITTER: Clancy N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13629923 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature