{"id":8569,"date":"2023-08-10T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:36:00","slug":"des-chercheurs-sur-lalbinisme-expliquent-ce-qui-conduit-a-des-mouvements-oculaires-spontanes-chez-les-personnes-atteintes-de-cette-maladie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/des-chercheurs-sur-lalbinisme-expliquent-ce-qui-conduit-a-des-mouvements-oculaires-spontanes-chez-les-personnes-atteintes-de-cette-maladie\/","title":{"rendered":"Albinisme : des chercheurs expliquent ce qui conduit \u00e0 des mouvements oculaires spontan\u00e9s chez les personnes atteintes de la maladie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Les personnes atteintes d\u2019albinisme ont des niveaux r\u00e9duits de m\u00e9lanine \u2013 le pigment responsable de la coloration des cheveux, de la peau et des yeux \u2013 et ont souvent une vue alt\u00e9r\u00e9e. Une \u00e9tude, men\u00e9e par le<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Institut n\u00e9erlandais des neurosciences<\/a>, offre de nouvelles perspectives sur les facteurs causals de cette maladie.<\/p>\n<p>La pr\u00e9valence de l&#039;albinisme varie selon les populations. Bien qu&#039;il touche environ une personne sur 20 000 en Europe, l&#039;albinisme est plus fr\u00e9quent dans certains groupes, o\u00f9 il touche une personne sur 1 000. Environ un sur <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">tous les 18 000 \u00e0 20 000<\/a> Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, les gens souffrent d\u2019une certaine forme d\u2019albinisme.<\/p>\n<p>En plus des changements visibles dans leur apparence, les personnes atteintes d\u2019albinisme sont souvent confront\u00e9es \u00e0 des difficult\u00e9s de vision. Ils ne voient peut-\u00eatre pas les choses aussi clairement que les autres. Cela se produit en partie parce que leurs yeux bougent involontairement, une condition connue sous le nom de \u00ab nystagmus pendulaire \u00bb. En cons\u00e9quence, ils ont du mal non seulement \u00e0 voir clairement, mais \u00e9galement \u00e0 maintenir un bon contact visuel tout en conversant avec les autres.<\/p>\n<p>Le nystagmus pendulaire ressemble un peu \u00e0 ce que font nos yeux lorsque nous regardons par la fen\u00eatre d&#039;un train en mouvement. Nos yeux suivent la vue en mouvement puis reviennent \u00e0 leur position normale. \u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de notre cerveau, il existe une petite zone qui r\u00e9pond \u00e0 ce mouvement oculaire. Dans des cas r\u00e9guliers, nos muscles oculaires se contractent pour maintenir la vue stable. Mais dans l\u2019albinisme, ce processus fonctionne d\u2019une mani\u00e8re diff\u00e9rente.<\/p>\n<p>Les chercheurs qui ont men\u00e9 une \u00e9tude sur <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albinos <\/a>Des souris ont d\u00e9couvert une zone c\u00e9r\u00e9brale responsable de la stabilisation des images qui, en cas de dysfonctionnement, entra\u00eene des conditions telles que le nystagmus pendulaire, un trouble provoquant des mouvements oculaires incontr\u00f4l\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que les solutions chirurgicales ne soient pas viables actuellement, le r\u00e9sultat offre de l\u2019espoir pour l\u2019avenir. La manipulation de l&#039;activit\u00e9 dans cette r\u00e9gion du cerveau pourrait potentiellement r\u00e9duire le nystagmus pendulaire, apportant ainsi un soulagement aux personnes touch\u00e9es par ce trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Nous montrons que le noyau du tractus optique pourrait \u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019origine du probl\u00e8me. Des recherches ant\u00e9rieures sugg\u00e9raient d\u00e9j\u00e0 que cette zone \u00e9tait impliqu\u00e9e dans les mouvements oculaires, mais on ne pouvait pas exclure que (\u00e9galement) d&#039;autres zones, comme le cortex, provoquent un nystagmus pendulaire. En mesurant simultan\u00e9ment le cortex et le noyau du tractus optique chez les m\u00eames souris, nous avons pu \u00e9liminer cette question \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Jorrit Montijn, chercheur associ\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tude.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Nous savons maintenant qu&#039;il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas dans cette r\u00e9gion, mais nous ne savons toujours pas ce qui peut \u00eatre fait. La prochaine \u00e9tape consisterait \u00e0 traduire cela dans la pratique. Une option possible pourrait \u00eatre la stimulation c\u00e9r\u00e9brale profonde de la zone, mais cela doit encore \u00eatre test\u00e9 et on ne sait pas si cela a un effet. Une autre option serait peut-\u00eatre la chirurgie ou m\u00eame la th\u00e9rapie g\u00e9nique \u00e0 l\u2019avenir. Il appartient d\u00e9sormais \u00e0 des scientifiques davantage orient\u00e9s vers la clinique d\u2019\u00e9tudier cette question \u00bb, a ajout\u00e9 Montijn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Autres sympt\u00f4mes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mouvements oculaires involontaires<\/li>\n<li>Sensibilit\u00e9 aux lumi\u00e8res vives<\/li>\n<li>Probl\u00e8mes de perception de la profondeur<\/li>\n<li>Syndrome de \u00ab l\u2019\u0153il paresseux \u00bb ou vision r\u00e9duite d\u2019un \u0153il<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comment g\u00e9rer la condition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>En utilisant <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">lunettes bifocales<\/a>, des lunettes de lecture ou des lentilles de contact peuvent am\u00e9liorer la vision. Les loupes portatives sont \u00e9galement utiles. Changer l\u2019\u00e9clairage int\u00e9rieur en pla\u00e7ant la lumi\u00e8re derri\u00e8re l\u2019\u00e9paule peut aider les gens \u00e0 mieux voir.<\/p>\n<p>Publi\u00e9 par Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-spontaneous-eye-movement-people-condition-470643\">Source quotidienne m\u00e9dicale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Les personnes atteintes d\u2019albinisme ont des niveaux r\u00e9duits de m\u00e9lanine \u2013 le pigment responsable de la coloration des cheveux, de la peau et des yeux \u2013 et ont souvent une vue alt\u00e9r\u00e9e. Une \u00e9tude, men\u00e9e par le<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Institut n\u00e9erlandais des neurosciences<\/a>, offre de nouvelles perspectives sur les facteurs causals de cette maladie.<\/p>\n<p>La pr\u00e9valence de l&#039;albinisme varie selon les populations. Bien qu&#039;il touche environ une personne sur 20 000 en Europe, l&#039;albinisme est plus fr\u00e9quent dans certains groupes, o\u00f9 il touche une personne sur 1 000. Environ un sur <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">tous les 18 000 \u00e0 20 000<\/a> Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, les gens souffrent d\u2019une certaine forme d\u2019albinisme.<\/p>\n<p>En plus des changements visibles dans leur apparence, les personnes atteintes d\u2019albinisme sont souvent confront\u00e9es \u00e0 des difficult\u00e9s de vision. Ils ne voient peut-\u00eatre pas les choses aussi clairement que les autres. Cela se produit en partie parce que leurs yeux bougent involontairement, une condition connue sous le nom de \u00ab nystagmus pendulaire \u00bb. En cons\u00e9quence, ils ont du mal non seulement \u00e0 voir clairement, mais \u00e9galement \u00e0 maintenir un bon contact visuel tout en conversant avec les autres.<\/p>\n<p>Le nystagmus pendulaire ressemble un peu \u00e0 ce que font nos yeux lorsque nous regardons par la fen\u00eatre d&#039;un train en mouvement. Nos yeux suivent la vue en mouvement puis reviennent \u00e0 leur position normale. \u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de notre cerveau, il existe une petite zone qui r\u00e9pond \u00e0 ce mouvement oculaire. Dans des cas r\u00e9guliers, nos muscles oculaires se contractent pour maintenir la vue stable. Mais dans l\u2019albinisme, ce processus fonctionne d\u2019une mani\u00e8re diff\u00e9rente.<\/p>\n<p>Les chercheurs qui ont men\u00e9 une \u00e9tude sur <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albinos <\/a>Des souris ont d\u00e9couvert une zone c\u00e9r\u00e9brale responsable de la stabilisation des images qui, en cas de dysfonctionnement, entra\u00eene des conditions telles que le nystagmus pendulaire, un trouble provoquant des mouvements oculaires incontr\u00f4l\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que les solutions chirurgicales ne soient pas viables actuellement, le r\u00e9sultat offre de l\u2019espoir pour l\u2019avenir. La manipulation de l&#039;activit\u00e9 dans cette r\u00e9gion du cerveau pourrait potentiellement r\u00e9duire le nystagmus pendulaire, apportant ainsi un soulagement aux personnes touch\u00e9es par ce trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Nous montrons que le noyau du tractus optique pourrait \u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019origine du probl\u00e8me. Des recherches ant\u00e9rieures sugg\u00e9raient d\u00e9j\u00e0 que cette zone \u00e9tait impliqu\u00e9e dans les mouvements oculaires, mais on ne pouvait pas exclure que (\u00e9galement) d&#039;autres zones, comme le cortex, provoquent un nystagmus pendulaire. En mesurant simultan\u00e9ment le cortex et le noyau du tractus optique chez les m\u00eames souris, nous avons pu \u00e9liminer cette question \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Jorrit Montijn, chercheur associ\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tude.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Nous savons maintenant qu&#039;il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas dans cette r\u00e9gion, mais nous ne savons toujours pas ce qui peut \u00eatre fait. La prochaine \u00e9tape consisterait \u00e0 traduire cela dans la pratique. Une option possible pourrait \u00eatre la stimulation c\u00e9r\u00e9brale profonde de la zone, mais cela doit encore \u00eatre test\u00e9 et on ne sait pas si cela a un effet. Une autre option serait peut-\u00eatre la chirurgie ou m\u00eame la th\u00e9rapie g\u00e9nique \u00e0 l\u2019avenir. Il appartient d\u00e9sormais \u00e0 des scientifiques davantage orient\u00e9s vers la clinique d\u2019\u00e9tudier cette question \u00bb, a ajout\u00e9 Montijn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Autres sympt\u00f4mes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mouvements oculaires involontaires<\/li>\n<li>Sensibilit\u00e9 aux lumi\u00e8res vives<\/li>\n<li>Probl\u00e8mes de perception de la profondeur<\/li>\n<li>Syndrome de \u00ab l\u2019\u0153il paresseux \u00bb ou vision r\u00e9duite d\u2019un \u0153il<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comment g\u00e9rer la condition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>En utilisant <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">lunettes bifocales<\/a>, des lunettes de lecture ou des lentilles de contact peuvent am\u00e9liorer la vision. Les loupes portatives sont \u00e9galement utiles. Changer l\u2019\u00e9clairage int\u00e9rieur en pla\u00e7ant la lumi\u00e8re derri\u00e8re l\u2019\u00e9paule peut aider les gens \u00e0 mieux voir.<\/p>\n<p>Publi\u00e9 par Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-to-spontaneous-eye-movement-in-people-with-the-condition.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Albinism: Researchers Explain What Leads To Spontaneous Eye Movement In People With The Condition - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/des-chercheurs-sur-lalbinisme-expliquent-ce-qui-conduit-a-des-mouvements-oculaires-spontanes-chez-les-personnes-atteintes-de-cette-maladie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Albinism: Researchers Explain What Leads To Spontaneous Eye Movement In People With The Condition - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People with albinism have reduced levels of melanin \u2013 the pigment responsible for the coloration of hair, skin and eyes \u2013 and frequently experience impaired eyesight. A study, conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, offers new insights into the causative factors of this condition.The prevalence of albinism varies across populations. While it affects about one in 20,000 people in Europe, albinism is more common in certain groups, where it impacts one in 1,000 individuals. About one in every 18,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S. has some type of albinism.In addition to the noticeable changes in appearance, people with albinism often face difficulties in their vision. They might not see things as clearly as others. This occurs in part because their eyes move involuntarily, a condition known as &quot;pendular nystagmus.&quot; As a result, they find it challenging not only to see clearly, but also to maintain proper eye contact while conversing with others.Pendular nystagmus is a bit like what our eyes do when we look out of a train window while it&#039;s moving. Our eyes follow the moving view and then come back to their normal position. Inside our brains, there&#039;s a small area that responds to this eye movement. In regular cases, this makes our eye muscles tighten up to keep the view steady. But in albinism, this process works in a different way.Researchers, who conducted a study on albino mice, found a brain area responsible for stabilizing images that, when malfunctioning, leads to conditions like pendular nystagmus \u2014 a disorder causing uncontrolled eye movements.While surgical solutions aren&#039;t currently viable, the result offers hope for the future. Manipulating activity in this brain region could potentially reduce pendular nystagmus, providing relief to those affected by the disorder.&quot;We show that the nucleus of the optic tract might be the source of the problem. Previous research already suggested that this area is involved in eye movements, but it could not be ruled out that (also) other areas, such as the cortex, cause pendular nystagmus. By simultaneously measuring both the cortex and the nucleus of the optic tract in the same mice, we were able to eliminate this question,&quot; said Jorrit Montijn, a researcher associated with the study.&quot;We now know that there is something wrong with this area, but we still don&#039;t know what can be done about it. The next step would be to translate this into practice. One possible option could be Deep Brain Stimulation of the area, but this still needs to be tested, and it is not known if it has an effect. Another option is perhaps surgery or even gene therapy in the future. It is now up to more clinically oriented scientists to investigate this,&quot; Montijn added.Other symptomsInvoluntary eye movementsSensitivity to bright lightsProblems with depth perception&quot;Lazy eye&quot; syndrome or reduced vision in one eyeHow to deal with the conditionUsing bifocal glasses, reading glasses or contact lenses can improve vision. Handheld magnifiers are useful too. 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A study, conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, offers new insights into the causative factors of this condition.The prevalence of albinism varies across populations. While it affects about one in 20,000 people in Europe, albinism is more common in certain groups, where it impacts one in 1,000 individuals. About one in every 18,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S. has some type of albinism.In addition to the noticeable changes in appearance, people with albinism often face difficulties in their vision. They might not see things as clearly as others. This occurs in part because their eyes move involuntarily, a condition known as \"pendular nystagmus.\" As a result, they find it challenging not only to see clearly, but also to maintain proper eye contact while conversing with others.Pendular nystagmus is a bit like what our eyes do when we look out of a train window while it's moving. Our eyes follow the moving view and then come back to their normal position. Inside our brains, there's a small area that responds to this eye movement. In regular cases, this makes our eye muscles tighten up to keep the view steady. But in albinism, this process works in a different way.Researchers, who conducted a study on albino mice, found a brain area responsible for stabilizing images that, when malfunctioning, leads to conditions like pendular nystagmus \u2014 a disorder causing uncontrolled eye movements.While surgical solutions aren't currently viable, the result offers hope for the future. Manipulating activity in this brain region could potentially reduce pendular nystagmus, providing relief to those affected by the disorder.\"We show that the nucleus of the optic tract might be the source of the problem. Previous research already suggested that this area is involved in eye movements, but it could not be ruled out that (also) other areas, such as the cortex, cause pendular nystagmus. By simultaneously measuring both the cortex and the nucleus of the optic tract in the same mice, we were able to eliminate this question,\" said Jorrit Montijn, a researcher associated with the study.\"We now know that there is something wrong with this area, but we still don't know what can be done about it. The next step would be to translate this into practice. One possible option could be Deep Brain Stimulation of the area, but this still needs to be tested, and it is not known if it has an effect. Another option is perhaps surgery or even gene therapy in the future. It is now up to more clinically oriented scientists to investigate this,\" Montijn added.Other symptomsInvoluntary eye movementsSensitivity to bright lightsProblems with depth perception\"Lazy eye\" syndrome or reduced vision in one eyeHow to deal with the conditionUsing bifocal glasses, reading glasses or contact lenses can improve vision. Handheld magnifiers are useful too. 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