This course a covers the best practices in vHIT testing, including preparing for the test, identifying and avoiding errors, and understanding the factors that affect results interpretation. This cour…
The Self-Paced Saccades (SPS) test is available in VisualEyes™ 525 as an optional test to include in your test battery. This test was not added to the default VisualEyes 525 protocol, as not all pati…
If you have purchased the VORTEQ™ Assessment or Functional Assessment bundle, you will be able to perform the Gaze Stabilization Test (GST). GST is an assessment of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)…
What is the Active Head Rotation test? The Active Head Rotation Test is useful when you have a bilateral caloric weakness, as it can provide information on the residual function of the vestibular sys…
System setup Before beginning your first vHIT for VORTEQ test, open System Default Settings from the main screen and select Head Sensor from the side panel. Ensure that the connection type is set to…
The Orion Comprehensive rotary chair will provide you with license capabilities to perform static SVV tests. In addition to the static SVV, if you have an Orion Auto-Traverse rotary chair, you can pe…
What are saccades? Saccades are fast and voluntary eye movements that bring images of a new object onto the fovea, which is part of the retina that is reponsible for successful visual acuity. What is…
What is the caloric test? The caloric test is a test of the lateral semicircular canals which identifies the degree to which the vestibular system is responsive and determines how symmetric the respo…
Epley Maneuver for posterior canal BPPV Begin with the patient’s head turned 45 degrees toward the affected side. Bring to a supine position with the head turned toward the affected side and hanging…
If you have purchased the VORTEQ™ Assessment or Functional Assessment bundle, you will be able to perform the Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA) test. DVA is an assessment of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VO…
What is the Sinusoidal Harmonic Acceleration (SHA) test? The Sinusoidal Harmonic Acceleration (SHA) test measures the patient’s Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) by rotating the patient in a pendular pat…
What is the Research Module? The Research Module is an advanced add-on feature for researchers and scientists who would like to quickly export large amounts of data so that they can perform customize…
