Which of the following best defines the "Saccade"-: (A) Voluntary slow eye movements, (B) Involuntary slow eye movement, (C) Abrupt, involuntary slow eye movements, (D) Abrupt, involuntary rapid eye movements
Answer is D. Saccades are sudden, jerky conjugate eye movements that occur as the gaze shifts from one object to another. Supranuclear eye movement systems include : Saccadic system Smooth pursuit system Vergence system Vestibular system Optokinetic sysytem Position maintenance system Ref;A.K.Khurana;6th edition; Page no: 341