Gaze stability

Ÿ X1 viewing: Gaze fixed on a stationary target with head moving in pitch and yaw plane.

Progression

Eye

Open à Closed

Head movement

Horizontal àVerticle

Speed

Slow à Fast

Amplitude

Small à Large

Target location

Fixed à Moving à Imaginary à Full field

Target distance

Far à Near

Base hardness

Hard à Soft à Cushion

Base width

Wide à Narrow

Gait

Static à Walking

Eye Movements

Ÿ Active eye movements between two targets: While keeping the head still and only moving the eyes. Two targets are placed 2 ft apart from each other. The patient will look at one target and quickly looks at the other target without moving his head. This exercise is repeated several times.

Progression

Eye

Open à Closed

Head movement

Horizontal à Verticle

Speed

Slow à Fast

Amplitude

Small à Large

Target location

Fixed à Moving à Imaginary à Full field

Target distance

Far à Near

Base hardness

Hard à Soft à Cushion

Base width

Wide à Narrow

Gait

Static à Walking

Ÿ Smooth Pursuit: While keeping the head still and only moving the eyes. The patient extends one arm while holding a card (target) up. The patient is instructed to move their arm horizontally and vertically approximately 30˚ to the right and left and repeated again up and down.

Progression

Eye

Open à Closed

Head movement

Horizontal à Verticle

Speed

Slow à Fast

Amplitude

Small à Large

Target location

Fixed à Moving à Imaginary à Full field

Target distance

Far à Near

Base hardness

Hard à Soft à Cushion

Base width

Wide à Narrow

Gait

Static à Walking