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However, they often struggle with verbalizing these subjective ocular motor and visual-perceptual signs precisely, which complicates a correct diagnostic classification of the suspected pathogenic mechanism.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this multinational and cross-cultural feasibility study, a novel pictogram-based scale of 10 common ocular motor and visual-perceptual symptoms (called Pictogram Ocular Motor and Visual-Perceptual Symptom Scale, POVSS) was developed and validated. Healthcare professionals with or without expertise in neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-otology, representing a broad range of nationality and primary languages, were asked to match pictograms with medical symptoms (specialists) or a simple English symptom description (non-specialists).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 174 participants (112 specialists, 62 non-specialists) from 30 nationalities evaluated the POVSS. On average, specialists reached a score of 9.7 out of 10 (SD\u202f=\u202f0.5; 95% CI: 9.6\u20139.8) in matching symptoms and pictograms. Non-specialists achieved a mean score of 7.9 (SD\u202f=\u202f2.3; 95% CI: 7.3\u20138.5) in accurately matching pictograms to simple English descriptions. In the specialist group, all pictograms met the common ISO quality standards, whereas in the non-specialist group, 8 out of 10 met the standards. While a significant difference in performance was found between the two groups, success rates did not differ between male and female participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Visual-perceptual symptoms originating from common vestibular and ocular motor disorders could be reliably identified using the POVSS by healthcare professionals, independent of participant nationality, or gender. 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