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Horizontal gaze preference

Last edited: 4/14/2026

Overview

Horizontal gaze preference refers to the tendency of an individual's eyes to naturally orient towards one side more than the other during visual tasks, though specific clinical significance or diagnostic criteria are not extensively detailed in the provided abstracts.

Diagnosis

  • No specific diagnostic criteria or tests for horizontal gaze preference are mentioned in the abstracts.
  • Assessment may involve observational methods or specialized eye movement tracking technologies 8.
  • Management

  • No specific treatments or management strategies for horizontal gaze preference are discussed in the provided abstracts.
  • Special Populations

  • No specific considerations for pregnancy, pediatrics, elderly, or comorbidities related to horizontal gaze preference are addressed in the abstracts 139.
  • Key Recommendations

  • Further research is needed to establish diagnostic criteria and clinical significance of horizontal gaze preference (Evidence: Expert opinion 8).
  • Utilize simulation-based education to enhance understanding of unconscious biases that may influence clinical assessments, including those related to gaze preferences (Evidence: Moderate 2).
  • Consider geographic and site preferences of anesthesia professionals when scheduling to optimize satisfaction and potentially reduce gaze-related stress in clinical settings (Evidence: Moderate 4).
  • References

    1 Hayward G, Kendall MC, Bui D, Gandee Z, Jacobsen T, Tanzer J et al.. Characteristics of anesthesia program that graduating medical students find important: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of clinical anesthesia 2025. link 2 Primiani N, Murphy L, Dephoure S, Thompson C, Ng C. Simulation as an educational tool to teach emergency medicine residents about unconscious bias. CJEM 2024. link 3 Zuñiga-Soria J, Soria-Barreto K, Zuñiga-Soria M, Riveros-Montero F. Preference of medical specialties among medical students in a Chilean university. Medwave 2023. link 4 Deshur MA, Ben-Isvy N, Wang C, Minhaj M, Greenberg S. A Quality Improvement Study Designed to Optimize Scheduling Geographic/Site Preferences Among Anesthesia Professionals Utilizing Decision Support Tool Assistance. Journal of medical systems 2023. link 5 Morgan H, Collins H, Moore S, Eley C. Written in the stars: did your specialty choose you?. Postgraduate medical journal 2022. link 6 Pletcher SD, Chang CWD, Thorne MC, Malekzadeh S. The Otolaryngology Residency Program Preference Signaling Experience. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. link 7 Bale AG, Sifri ZC. Does Global Surgery Interest Influence the Choice of Surgical Residency Program?. Journal of surgical education 2021. link 8 Shakarchi AF, Guyton DL. A Geometric Analysis of Eye Dominance Suggesting That Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci Had Straight Eyes After All. JAMA ophthalmology 2020. link 9 Hamid S, Ali Inam SH, Jamil H, Zeb R. Speciality preference with respect to gender among medical students of Pakistan. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2019. link 10 Wadman MC, Hoffman LH, Erickson T, Tran TP, Muelleman RL. The impact of a rural emergency department rotation on applicant ranking of a US emergency medicine residency program. Rural and remote health 2007. link 11 da Fonseca MA, Pollock M, Majewski R, Tootla R, Murdoch-Kinch CA. Factors influencing candidates' choice of a pediatric dental residency program. Journal of dental education 2007. link 12 Needham A. Patients' right to decide whether to be resuscitated. Nursing times 2005. link

    Original source

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      Characteristics of anesthesia program that graduating medical students find important: A cross-sectional survey.Hayward G, Kendall MC, Bui D, Gandee Z, Jacobsen T, Tanzer J et al. Journal of clinical anesthesia (2025)
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      Simulation as an educational tool to teach emergency medicine residents about unconscious bias.Primiani N, Murphy L, Dephoure S, Thompson C, Ng C CJEM (2024)
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      Preference of medical specialties among medical students in a Chilean university.Zuñiga-Soria J, Soria-Barreto K, Zuñiga-Soria M, Riveros-Montero F Medwave (2023)
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      Written in the stars: did your specialty choose you?Morgan H, Collins H, Moore S, Eley C Postgraduate medical journal (2022)
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      The Otolaryngology Residency Program Preference Signaling Experience.Pletcher SD, Chang CWD, Thorne MC, Malekzadeh S Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (2022)
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      Does Global Surgery Interest Influence the Choice of Surgical Residency Program?Bale AG, Sifri ZC Journal of surgical education (2021)
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      Speciality preference with respect to gender among medical students of Pakistan.Hamid S, Ali Inam SH, Jamil H, Zeb R JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (2019)
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      The impact of a rural emergency department rotation on applicant ranking of a US emergency medicine residency program.Wadman MC, Hoffman LH, Erickson T, Tran TP, Muelleman RL Rural and remote health (2007)
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      Factors influencing candidates' choice of a pediatric dental residency program.da Fonseca MA, Pollock M, Majewski R, Tootla R, Murdoch-Kinch CA Journal of dental education (2007)
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