noun
- rapid movements of the eyes between fixation points
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The doctor measured the patient’s saccades to assess neurological function.
- Reading involves a series of saccades as the eyes jump from word to word.
- Researchers studied saccades to understand how people process visual information.
- The eye tracker recorded precise saccades during the experiment.
- Abnormal saccades can indicate certain brain disorders.
- Saccades allow us to quickly shift our gaze to different objects.