Oculomotor dysfunction is an eye movement disorder frequently experienced in patients with Parkinson's disease. Many patients tend to experience visual symptoms, and this can exacerbate cognitive symptoms when visual tasks become more demanding....
No actionable change for audiologists; this framework targets oculomotor and cognitive rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease and has minimal direct relevance to audiology clinical practice.
While peripheral to audiology, Parkinson's patients often present in balance and vestibular clinics, and understanding neurorehabilitation frameworks for their visual-motor deficits may inform multidisciplinary vestibular care.
- 01Proposes a sensorimotor rehabilitation framework specifically for oculomotor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
- 02Addresses both visual symptoms and associated cognitive impairments.
- 03Framework is theoretical/proposed — not yet validated in a clinical trial.
- 04Parkinson's disease involves broader balance and vestibular challenges relevant to some audiology settings.
- 05Primarily of interest to neurorehabilitation and neurology specialists rather than audiologists.
A sensorimotor framework can address oculomotor dysfunction and associated cognitive impairments in Parkinson's disease.
opinionunclear- PMID
- 42355807
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm15124639.
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- 5
- Population
- Adults with Parkinson's disease and oculomotor dysfunction
- Intervention
- Sensorimotor neurorehabilitation framework for oculomotor dysfunction
Primary outcomes
Oculomotor function improvement; Cognitive impairment outcomes in Parkinson's disease