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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1994;37(5): 1087-93.
Eye Movement Changes in a Case of Oculocutaneous Albinism
Woon Kyo Chung, MD1, Won Sang Lee, MD2, Tae Hyoung Kim, MD2, and Jeong Joon Lee, MD2
1;Department of Otolaryngology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
안진을 동반한 백피증환자에서 안구운동의 변화
정운교1 · 이원상2 · 김태형2 · 이정준2
이화여자대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실1;연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실2;
ABSTRACT

Electronystagmography is an important method for differential diagnosis of central dizziness and peripherial dizziness. The study of eye movement is necessary for balance test. Albinism is associated with neural anomalies including foveal hypoplasia and aberrant optic pathway projection that result in a variety of oculomotor instability. We present a 38-year-old man with oculocutaneous albinism who had horizontal jerk-type nystagmus, which showed a reverse in direction by any extraneous light stimulation which was documented by electronystagmogram. The mechanism of the nystagmus in this case is uncertain. These findings in albinism have not been reported previously, to our knowledge, and suggest a defect in the visual pathway system. 

Keywords: AlbinismNystagmusElectronystagmogram.
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