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In this study, we assessed repeatability, reliability, and stability of fixation, smooth pursuit, and saccade measurements in patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease, cerebellar ataxia, and healthy adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fixation, smooth pursuit, and saccade metrics were measured in 16 patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease, 16 patients with ataxia, and 25 healthy adults with an eye tracker (BulbiCam). The same operator repeated the measurements six times over 2\u202fdays in the patient group and two times the same day in the healthy adults. Reliability, repeatability, and stability were assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Bland\u2013Altman plots with the Agreement Index, and the Stability Index, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mean pupil size in the fixation test and latency, accuracy and peak velocity in the pro-saccade test were found reliable, repeatable, and stable. Mean and max fixation in the fixation test were found reliable and stable. Smooth pursuit measurements were found repeatable within patients and stable, but not reliable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The saccade and pupil variables may be used both on a population level and for individual patient follow-up. 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