Lecture 6. The Oculomotor System I-II Structure, Function and Dysfunction

Objectives To gain an understanding of: • The role of eye movements in visual perception • The peripheral and central mechanisms involved • The properties of various subsystems subserving their function • The concept of networks in the oculomotor system • The functional pathways for saccades in the horizontal plane • The functional pathways for saccades in the vertical plane • The effects of lesions on gaze