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congenital nystagmus

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congenital nystagmus
n.
1. A congenitally predetermined nystagmus caused by lesions sustained in utero or at the time of birth.
2. An inherited, nonprogressive, usually sex-linked nystagmus without associated neurologic lesions.
3. The nystagmus associated with albinism, achromatopsia, and hypoplasia of the macula.

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This research suggests that much of the clinical improvement observed in 4 patients with congenital nystagmus may result from a better optical correction of their refractive error with contact lenses than with spectacles, rather than from a true damping effect of the nystagmus by contact lenses.
 
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