Beyond horizontal eye movements: The importance of vertical and torsional
eye movements in the diagnosis of vestibular and neurological conditions

Presented by Dr. João Lemos

Learning objectives:
• Limitations of only looking at horizontal eye movements
• Examples of conditions which benefit from vertical eye movement recordings
• The future role of measuring torsional eye movements in VNG

AAA CEUs: 0.1 (approval pending)

Speaker Biography
Dr. João Lemos, Neurologist and Neuro-Ophthalmologist, has worked in the field
of oculomotor testing in neurological patients for 15 years, both as a clinician
and researcher. He is based at Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Coimbra,
Portugal. Dr. Lemos is the Director of the Neurology of Vision and Balance
Unit in the hospital’s Neurology Department, which sees around 1500 neuroophthalmological
and neuro-otological patients annually.