{"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":"i-ricercatori-sullalbinismo-spiegano-cosa-porta-al-movimento-oculare-spontaneo-nelle-persone-affette-da-questa-condizione","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/i-ricercatori-sullalbinismo-spiegano-cosa-porta-al-movimento-oculare-spontaneo-nelle-persone-affette-da-questa-condizione\/","title":{"rendered":"Albinismo: i ricercatori spiegano cosa porta al movimento spontaneo degli occhi nelle persone con questa condizione"},"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>Le persone con albinismo hanno livelli ridotti di melanina \u2013 il pigmento responsabile della colorazione dei capelli, della pelle e degli occhi \u2013 e spesso soffrono di problemi alla vista. Uno studio, condotto dall&#039;<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Istituto olandese di neuroscienze<\/a>, offre nuove intuizioni sui fattori causali di questa condizione.<\/p>\n<p>La prevalenza dell\u2019albinismo varia tra le popolazioni. Sebbene colpisca circa una persona su 20.000 in Europa, l\u2019albinismo \u00e8 pi\u00f9 comune in alcuni gruppi, dove colpisce un individuo su 1.000. Circa uno dentro <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">ogni 18.000-20.000<\/a> le persone negli Stati Uniti hanno qualche tipo di albinismo.<\/p>\n<p>Oltre ai notevoli cambiamenti nell&#039;aspetto, le persone affette da albinismo spesso incontrano difficolt\u00e0 nella vista. Potrebbero non vedere le cose cos\u00ec chiaramente come gli altri. Ci\u00f2 si verifica in parte perch\u00e9 i loro occhi si muovono involontariamente, una condizione nota come \u201cnistagmo pendolare\u201d. Di conseguenza, trovano difficile non solo vedere chiaramente, ma anche mantenere un corretto contatto visivo mentre conversano con gli altri.<\/p>\n<p>Il nistagmo pendolare \u00e8 un po&#039; come quello che fanno i nostri occhi quando guardiamo fuori dal finestrino di un treno mentre \u00e8 in movimento. I nostri occhi seguono la vista in movimento e poi ritornano nella loro posizione normale. All&#039;interno del nostro cervello c&#039;\u00e8 una piccola area che risponde a questo movimento degli occhi. In casi normali, questo fa s\u00ec che i nostri muscoli oculari si irrigidiscano per mantenere la vista stabile. Ma nell\u2019albinismo questo processo funziona in modo diverso.<\/p>\n<p>Ricercatori, che hanno condotto uno studio su <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albino <\/a>topi, hanno scoperto un\u2019area del cervello responsabile della stabilizzazione delle immagini che, in caso di malfunzionamento, porta a condizioni come il nistagmo pendolare, un disturbo che causa movimenti oculari incontrollati.<\/p>\n<p>Sebbene le soluzioni chirurgiche non siano attualmente praticabili, il risultato offre speranza per il futuro. L\u2019attivit\u00e0 di manipolazione in questa regione del cervello potrebbe potenzialmente ridurre il nistagmo pendolare, fornendo sollievo alle persone colpite dal disturbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMostriamo che il nucleo del tratto ottico potrebbe essere la fonte del problema. Precedenti ricerche gi\u00e0 suggerivano che quest\u2019area fosse coinvolta nei movimenti oculari, ma non si poteva escludere che (anche) altre aree, come la corteccia, causino il nistagmo pendolare. Misurando simultaneamente sia la corteccia che il nucleo del tratto ottico negli stessi topi, siamo stati in grado di eliminare questa domanda\u201d, ha affermato Jorrit Montijn, un ricercatore associato allo studio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOra sappiamo che c&#039;\u00e8 qualcosa che non va in quest&#039;area, ma non sappiamo ancora cosa si pu\u00f2 fare al riguardo. Il prossimo passo sar\u00e0 tradurre tutto ci\u00f2 in pratica. Una possibile opzione potrebbe essere la stimolazione cerebrale profonda dell\u2019area, ma deve ancora essere testata e non \u00e8 noto se abbia un effetto. Un\u2019altra opzione \u00e8 forse la chirurgia o addirittura la terapia genica in futuro. Spetta ora agli scienziati pi\u00f9 orientati alla clinica indagare su questo aspetto\u201d, ha aggiunto Montijn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altri sintomi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Movimenti oculari involontari<\/li>\n<li>Sensibilit\u00e0 alle luci intense<\/li>\n<li>Problemi con la percezione della profondit\u00e0<\/li>\n<li>Sindrome dell\u2019\u201cocchio pigro\u201d o riduzione della vista in un occhio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Come affrontare la condizione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Utilizzando <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">occhiali bifocali<\/a>, occhiali da lettura o lenti a contatto possono migliorare la vista. Anche le lenti di ingrandimento portatili sono utili. Cambiare l\u2019illuminazione interna posizionando la luce dietro la spalla pu\u00f2 aiutare le persone a vedere meglio.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/albinism-researchers-explain-what-leads-spontaneous-eye-movement-people-condition-470643\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/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>Le persone con albinismo hanno livelli ridotti di melanina \u2013 il pigmento responsabile della colorazione dei capelli, della pelle e degli occhi \u2013 e spesso soffrono di problemi alla vista. Uno studio, condotto dall&#039;<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/nin.nl\/news\/what-causes-spontaneous-eye-movements-in-albinism\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Istituto olandese di neuroscienze<\/a>, offre nuove intuizioni sui fattori causali di questa condizione.<\/p>\n<p>La prevalenza dell\u2019albinismo varia tra le popolazioni. Sebbene colpisca circa una persona su 20.000 in Europa, l\u2019albinismo \u00e8 pi\u00f9 comune in alcuni gruppi, dove colpisce un individuo su 1.000. Circa uno dentro <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21747-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">ogni 18.000-20.000<\/a> le persone negli Stati Uniti hanno qualche tipo di albinismo.<\/p>\n<p>Oltre ai notevoli cambiamenti nell&#039;aspetto, le persone affette da albinismo spesso incontrano difficolt\u00e0 nella vista. Potrebbero non vedere le cose cos\u00ec chiaramente come gli altri. Ci\u00f2 si verifica in parte perch\u00e9 i loro occhi si muovono involontariamente, una condizione nota come \u201cnistagmo pendolare\u201d. Di conseguenza, trovano difficile non solo vedere chiaramente, ma anche mantenere un corretto contatto visivo mentre conversano con gli altri.<\/p>\n<p>Il nistagmo pendolare \u00e8 un po&#039; come quello che fanno i nostri occhi quando guardiamo fuori dal finestrino di un treno mentre \u00e8 in movimento. I nostri occhi seguono la vista in movimento e poi ritornano nella loro posizione normale. All&#039;interno del nostro cervello c&#039;\u00e8 una piccola area che risponde a questo movimento degli occhi. In casi normali, questo fa s\u00ec che i nostri muscoli oculari si irrigidiscano per mantenere la vista stabile. Ma nell\u2019albinismo questo processo funziona in modo diverso.<\/p>\n<p>Ricercatori, che hanno condotto uno studio su <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/snow-white-unique-beauty-and-hardship-albinism-captured-beautiful-photo-series-358120\">albino <\/a>topi, hanno scoperto un\u2019area del cervello responsabile della stabilizzazione delle immagini che, in caso di malfunzionamento, porta a condizioni come il nistagmo pendolare, un disturbo che causa movimenti oculari incontrollati.<\/p>\n<p>Sebbene le soluzioni chirurgiche non siano attualmente praticabili, il risultato offre speranza per il futuro. L\u2019attivit\u00e0 di manipolazione in questa regione del cervello potrebbe potenzialmente ridurre il nistagmo pendolare, fornendo sollievo alle persone colpite dal disturbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMostriamo che il nucleo del tratto ottico potrebbe essere la fonte del problema. Precedenti ricerche gi\u00e0 suggerivano che quest\u2019area fosse coinvolta nei movimenti oculari, ma non si poteva escludere che (anche) altre aree, come la corteccia, causino il nistagmo pendolare. Misurando simultaneamente sia la corteccia che il nucleo del tratto ottico negli stessi topi, siamo stati in grado di eliminare questa domanda\u201d, ha affermato Jorrit Montijn, un ricercatore associato allo studio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOra sappiamo che c&#039;\u00e8 qualcosa che non va in quest&#039;area, ma non sappiamo ancora cosa si pu\u00f2 fare al riguardo. Il prossimo passo sar\u00e0 tradurre tutto ci\u00f2 in pratica. Una possibile opzione potrebbe essere la stimolazione cerebrale profonda dell\u2019area, ma deve ancora essere testata e non \u00e8 noto se abbia un effetto. Un\u2019altra opzione \u00e8 forse la chirurgia o addirittura la terapia genica in futuro. Spetta ora agli scienziati pi\u00f9 orientati alla clinica indagare su questo aspetto\u201d, ha aggiunto Montijn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altri sintomi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Movimenti oculari involontari<\/li>\n<li>Sensibilit\u00e0 alle luci intense<\/li>\n<li>Problemi con la percezione della profondit\u00e0<\/li>\n<li>Sindrome dell\u2019\u201cocchio pigro\u201d o riduzione della vista in un occhio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Come affrontare la condizione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Utilizzando <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/eye-health\/what-is-ocular-albinism\" target=\"_blank\">occhiali bifocali<\/a>, occhiali da lettura o lenti a contatto possono migliorare la vista. Anche le lenti di ingrandimento portatili sono utili. Cambiare l\u2019illuminazione interna posizionando la luce dietro la spalla pu\u00f2 aiutare le persone a vedere meglio.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da 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\/it\/i-ricercatori-sullalbinismo-spiegano-cosa-porta-al-movimento-oculare-spontaneo-nelle-persone-affette-da-questa-condizione\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\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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