Robert B. Daroff, MD

Professor and Chair Emeritus School of Medicine CASE Western Reserve University University Hospitals - Case Medical Center

Robert B. Daroff Collection

Overview

The Robert B. Daroff Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection features a variety of eye movement disorders; prepared in 1991. The original recordings were on 16mm film, mostly filmed in the 1960s and 70s in Dr. Daroff’s laboratory at the University of Miami.

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Collection

Introduction to the Collection

What follows is a presentation of a variety of eye movement disorders that was prepared in 1991. The original recordings were on 16mm film, mostly filmed in the 1960’s and 70’s in my laboratory at the University of Miami. Others were kindly lent to me by Miami neuro-ophthalmological colleagues, J. Lawton Smith and Noble David. The films were converted to 4 videotapes. The segments on the original tapes were unlabeled, which explains why I introduced some of them as “unknown”.

Robert B. Daroff, MD.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
December, 2009

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Cerebral Control of Eye Movements (Full Video)

This first of four tapes describes the purpose of eye movements and the anatomical pathways for saccades and smooth pursuit, followed by video clips of eye movement abnormalities.

Brain Stem Eye Movement Syndromes (Full Video)

This tape reviews clinical pathological correlations between eye movement disorders and their underlying brain stem lesions. In addition, the two unusual phenomena of gustatory lid retraction and gaze-evoked ear retraction are shown, along with conditions that may mimic brain stem lesions.

Cerebellar Eye Signs (Full Video)

Lesions of the cerebellum cause a variety of eye movement disorders, including saccadic intrusions, ocular dysmetria and flutters nystagmus, gaze palsies, and dysfunction of the vestibulo-ocular reflex. In this series of videos, these disorders are discussed in relation to the relevant cerebellar and brain stem anatomy. In addition, a more detailed discussion of nystagmus and saccadic intrusions is provided. Pulse-step firing from the burst cells and nucleus prepositus hypoglossi, is necessary to initiate a saccade, which require the pause cells to inhibit appropriately.

Miscellaneous Ocular Oscillations (Full Video)

In this final tape, a random series of ocular oscillations is presented; some subtle, others traumatic.

Career

Robert B. Daroff

Robert B. Daroff

Professor and Chair Emeritus
School of Medicine
CASE Western Reserve University
University Hospitals – Case Medical Center

Links of Interest:
Case Western Faculty Web Site
Articles in PubMed
Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography

Catalog

Robert B. Daroff Collection
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1 Accomodative Gaze Palsy or Convergence Spasm 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
2 Alexander's Law 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
3 Anatomy and Physiology of Nystagmus 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Saccade System 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
5 Bilateral Horizontal Gaze Palsy 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
6 Bilateral Internulcear Ophthalmoplegia 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
7 Brain Stem Eye Movement Syndromes 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
8 Cerebellar Eye Signs 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
9 Cerebellar Eye Signs: Overview 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
10 Cerebral Control of Eye Movements 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
11 Chiari Malformation: Eye Movements 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
12 Classifications of Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
13 Defective Pursuit 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
14 Defective Saccades: Frontal Lobe Lesion 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
15 Defective Saccades: Slow to No Saccades 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
16 Downbeat Nystagmus 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
17 Eye Movement Modeling; Eye-Ear Tricks 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
18 Eyelid Nystagmus 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
19 Gaze Evoked Ear Retraction 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
20 Gustatory Lid Retraction in Congenital Horner's Syndrome 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
21 Horizontal Eye Movements 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
22 Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
23 Introduction to Eye Movements 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
24 Macro Square Wave Jerks 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage
25 Miscellaneous Ocular Oscillations 1991 NOVEL - Robert B. Daroff Collection Image/MovingImage

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