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II. An Electro-Oculographic Study of the Fixation Reflex in the Newborn

GLENN O. DAYTON, JR., MD; MARGARET H. JONES, MD; BARRY STEELE; MARVIN ROSE

Arch Ophthalmol. 1964;71(6):871-875.

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The term "fixation reflex," as used in this paper, refers to the optomotor reflex responsible for the placement and the maintenance of the image of an object on the fovea. Duke-Elder, Linksz, and others have termed the fine adjustments necessary for the continued presence of the same image on the fovea "refixation," and reserve fixation for the initial foveal placement.^1,2 Adler has referred to the fixation reflex in reference only to the maintenance of the image on the fovea after the object of regard has first been captured by what he speaks of as the "following reflexes."³

As defined for use in this study, the fixation reflex in the newborn has been considered to be only feebly developed, the response being limited to a strong stimulus such as a bright light.⁴ For at least the first two weeks of life, most eye movements are said to be . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Los Angeles

From the Department of Surgery/Ophthalmology and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, The Center for the Health Sciences.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 19, 1963.

This study was supported by USPHS grant NB 04625 and United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, Inc.

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