Balance Retraining Practice Exam

Gaze stabilization exercises target the vestibulo-ocular reflex, the system that keeps your vision steady as your head moves. When you turn your head, your inner ear detects the motion and triggers eye movements in the opposite direction, so the image stays fixed on the retina. Repeating head movements while focusing on a stationary target trains this reflex to adapt, improving gaze stability and reducing retinal slip. The other options are different reflexes (deep tendon, cough, patellar) that aren’t about maintaining stable vision during head movement, so they aren’t improved by this type of training.