--- title: Do women with PMS have different eye movement patterns? | Niyora description: Yes. Women with PMS show different eye tracking patterns during the late luteal phase, particularly when tracking slow-moving targets. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/women-with-premenstrual-syndrome-pms-symptoms-compared-to-non-symptomatic-2014/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with PMS have different eye movement patterns? Lab study, 2014 # Do women with PMS have different eye movement patterns? Yes. Women with PMS show different eye tracking patterns during the late luteal phase, particularly when tracking slow-moving targets. Moderate study design 23 women with PMS symptoms, 23 non-symptomatic controls, and 16 controls on monophasic contraceptives ## What they did Researchers measured eye movements while 23 women with PMS, 23 healthy women, and 16 women on contraceptives tracked a moving dot at different speeds. They also measured estradiol and progesterone levels and tested during different cycle phases. ## What they found Women with PMS had increased side-to-side eye movement and less smooth tracking when following the slowest targets (0.25 and 0.50 Hz) during their late luteal phase. These differences were related to estradiol levels. ## What it means for you Eye movement differences in PMS may reflect how deeper brain structures that control automatic functions respond to changing estradiol levels. This suggests PMS affects specific brain regions. The study used specialized equipment for precise measurement. 23 women with PMS 23 non-symptomatic controls 16 controls on contraceptives ## About the study Original title Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, compared to non-symptomatic controls both on or off monophasic oral contraceptives, show asymmetric horizontal smooth pursuit amplitudes during their late luteal menstrual phase Authors Michael F. Wesner, E. Currie, M. Richards et al. Journal Journal of Vision Year 2014 Study design Lab study Participants 23 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1167/14.10.498](https://doi.org/10.1167/14.10.498) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Oral contraceptives and drospirenone](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-hormonal-contraceptives/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Systematic review, 2020 How common is PMS among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia? Systematic review, 2020 Does Vitex agnus-castus help cyclic breast pain? Review, 2018 What causes PMS and PMDD, and how are they treated? Review, 2015 What do we know about PMS and PMDD and how are they treated? Case-control study, 2014 How common is severe period pain and what causes it? Review, 2008 What medications are FDA-approved for treating PMDD? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗