conjugate movement
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conjugate movement
Ophthalmology The simultaneous movement of both eyes in the same directionMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Duke-Elder (1950) describes heterophoria as: 'The condition wherein the eyes in their
conjugate movements are maintained on the fixation point only under stress with aid of corrective fusionai reflexes.' In other words, single vision is achieved, but with effort.
Lesions at this location will cause an ipsilateral gaze palsy for all types of
conjugate movements.[9]
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