On the notion of doll's eyes

T. A. Roberts, L. R. Jenkyn and A. G. Reeves

The descriptor doll's eyes is used (and sometimes abused) in reporting clinical signs at the bedside. Originally coined by Bielschowsky, its meaning is often compromised by prior experience with dolls that exhibit human pathology as part of their normal condition. Radiographic examination of antique dolls provides insight into their mechanism of horizontal conjugate gaze, a function rarely encountered in contemporary dolls.