Ocular Motility Disorders (also known as Ocular Motility Disorder, Eye Motility Disorders): Disorders that feature impairment of eye movements as a primary manifestation of disease. These conditions may be divided into infranuclear, nuclear, and supranuclear disorders. Diseases of the eye muscles or oculomotor cranial

NIH MeSH · D015835Diseases

Ocular Motility Disorders

Also known asOcular Motility Disorder · Eye Motility Disorders · Eye Motility Disorder · Eye Movement Disorders · Eye Movement Disorder · Ocular Torticollis · Opsoclonus · Brown Tendon Sheath Syndrome · Brown Syndrome · Syndrome, Brown · Brown's Syndrome · Browns Syndrome

Definition

Disorders that feature impairment of eye movements as a primary manifestation of disease. These conditions may be divided into infranuclear, nuclear, and supranuclear disorders. Diseases of the eye muscles or oculomotor cranial nerves (III, IV, and VI) are considered infranuclear. Nuclear disorders are caused by disease of the oculomotor, trochlear, or abducens nuclei in the BRAIN STEM. Supranuclear disorders are produced by dysfunction of higher order sensory and motor systems that control eye movements, including neural networks in the CEREBRAL CORTEX; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBELLUM; and BRAIN STEM. Ocular torticollis refers to a head tilt that is caused by an ocular misalignment. Opsoclonus refers to rapid, conjugate oscillations of the eyes in multiple directions, which may occur as a parainfectious or paraneoplastic condition (e.g., OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p240)

MeSH classification

  • C10.228.758
  • C10.292.562
  • C11.590

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Common questions about Ocular Motility Disorders

What does Ocular Motility Disorders mean in medicine?
Disorders that feature impairment of eye movements as a primary manifestation of disease. These conditions may be divided into infranuclear, nuclear, and supranuclear disorders. Diseases of the eye muscles or oculomotor cranial nerves (III, IV, and VI) are considered infranuclear. Nuclear disorders are caused by disease of the oculomotor, trochlear, or abducens nuclei in the BRAIN STEM. Supranuclear disorders are produced by dysfunction of higher order sensory and motor systems that control eye movements, including neural networks in the CEREBRAL CORTEX; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBELLUM; and BRAIN STEM. Ocular torticollis refers to a head tilt that is caused by an ocular misalignment. Opsoclonus refers to rapid, conjugate oscillations of the eyes in multiple directions, which may occur as a parainfectious or paraneoplastic condition (e.g., OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME). (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p240) This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Ocular Motility Disorders known by any other names?
Yes. Ocular Motility Disorders is also referred to as Ocular Motility Disorder, Eye Motility Disorders, Eye Motility Disorder, Eye Movement Disorders in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Ocular Motility Disorders sit in the medical classification?
Ocular Motility Disorders falls under the broader medical category "Diseases" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: C10.228.758, C10.292.562, C11.590). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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