Hi all
ISCEV would like to propose a joint collaboration to write and publish the “ISCET and ISCEV Guideline for Clinical Eye Tracking for Nystagmus Evaluation” (title to be confirmed). As a joint collaboration, the Guideline development would follow ISCEV’s established pathway, with peer review provided by scrutiny and feedback from membership of both societies, and submission for publication dependent on favourable votes from both Societies’ membership. The ISCEV membership voted in favour of the collaboration at the membership meeting on 27 June 2025.
The proposed writing committee would be those ISCET members who volunteer for the nystagmus guideline and ISCEV members with clinical ET expertise who volunteer for the nystagmus guideline.
The proposed process would provide a home and an update process for the guideline in ISCEV’s journal, Documenta Ophthalmologica, but permanence is not implied; the collaboration should last only as long as both parties are content.
Many thanks
Ruth Hamilton – ISCEV President and ISCET volunteer for the nystagmus guideline
I am an ISCET member and I would be interested in joining the writing committee.
Thanks for this Ruth. For the benefit of others, I should add that the possibility of an ISCET/ISCEV collaboration was raised at the last ISCET meeting (Asia/Australasia group) where there was broad support. However, that does not include all voices, so there will be another chance to discuss this at the upcoming meetings of the other regions.
So far, ISCET has largely followed ISCEV’s approach to future guideline/standard development. Personally (though this is of course for the group to decide), I think it would be valuable to draw on ISCEV’s considerable experience in standards development. Following a similar model would provide structure and clarity to the process. We may find along the way that ISCET’s needs differ, but I see no issue with starting from ISCEV’s model.
I’d like to reiterate here that all ISCET members are welcome to contribute. As this is our first guideline, it will inevitably raise several interconnected issues. Although the immediate focus is on nystagmus, input from those without specific nystagmus expertise is also valuable; in particular we are likely to need expertise in eye tracking data quality, open data formats, healthcare service procurement/commissioning, and algorithmic processing of eye tracking data. The protocols/pipelines we develop for nystagmus are likely to overlap with those for other disorders, so these will likely need to be defined in parallel, and it will no doubt be an iterative process as other clinical protocols are later developed.
It’s also worth mentioning that ‘nystagmus’ spans several subtypes (e.g., gaze-evoked nystagmus, infantile nystagmus, etc), and we’ll need to consider whether a single guideline is appropriate or if separate protocols are required. Some forms may be covered by existing guidance (e.g. https://tinyurl.com/bsa-vestibular ). There’s quite a bit of untangling ahead, likely requiring multiple teams working in parallel.
If you’re interested in contributing, please add your name here: https://clinicaleyetracking.org/community/standards-development/which-standard-to-develop-first .