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ArticleVision research2022

Saccadic contributions to smooth pursuit in macular degeneration.

Natela M Shanidze, Zachary Lively, Rachel Lee, Preeti Verghese

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Article in Vision research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natela M ShanidzeSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: natela@ski.org.
Zachary LivelySmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Rachel LeeSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Preeti VergheseSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · USSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · US

Funding

Maximizing Visual Potential in Age-Related Macular DegenerationR01EY027390 · NEI · SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Preeti Verghese · 2017 to 2026
$5.7M
Recovery of Stereopsis in Age-Related Macular DegenerationR01EY022394 · NEI · SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI VERGHESE, PREETI · 2012 to 2014
$1.1M
Coordination of Eye and Head Movements in Central Field LossR00EY026994 · NEI · SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHANIDZE, NATELA M. · 2018 to 2020
$751k
Coordination of Eye and Head Movements in Central Field LossK99EY026994 · NEI · SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHANIDZE, NATELA M. · 2016 to 2017
$186k
Oculomotor Strategies in Central Field LossF32EY025151 · NEI · SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHANIDZE, NATELA M. · 2015 to 2016
$82k
NEI NIH HHS F32 EY025151NEI NIH HHS K99 EY026994NEI NIH HHS R00 EY026994NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022394NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saccades during smooth pursuit can help bring the fovea on target, particularly in cases of low pursuit gain. Individuals with macular degeneration often suffer damage to the central retina including the fovea, which impacts oculomotor function such as fixation, saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements. We hypothesized that these oculomotor changes in macular degeneration (MD) would make saccades less appropriately directed (even if more numerous). To investigate saccades during pursuit in MD, we conducted a quantitative analysis of smooth pursuit eye movement data from a prior study, Vision Research 141 (2017) 181-190. Here we examined saccade frequency, magnitude, and direction across viewing conditions for MD and control participants during pursuit of a target moving in a modified step-ramp paradigm. Individuals with MD had more variability in saccade directions that included directions orthogonal to the target trajectory. PRL eccentricity significantly correlated with increases in saccades in non-target directions during smooth pursuit. These results suggest that a large number of saccades during pursuit in MD participants are unlikely to be catch-up saccades that serve to keep the eye on the target.

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Macular DegenerationPursuit, SmoothEye MovementsHumansPhotic StimulationSaccadesCentral field lossMacular degenerationSaccadesSmooth pursuit

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PMID35870286
PMCPMC9831682
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