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In this study, we used eye-tracking technology with an attention network test (ANT)-based task to assess the orienting function of TLE patients, aiming to characterize their eye movement patterns.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 37 TLE patients and 29 healthy controls (HCs) completed the ANT task based on eye-tracking technology. Orienting function damage was mainly assessed by the ANT orienting effect. Eye movement metrics, such as mean first goal-directed saccade latency (MGSL), total saccades, and saccade amplitudes, were compared between groups<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The TLE patients had a significantly lower ANT orienting effect (HC, 54.05 \u00b1 34.05; TLE, 32.29 \u00b1 39.54) and lower eye-tracking orienting effect (HC, 116.98 \u00b1 56.59; TLE, 86.72 \u00b1 59.10) than those of the HCs. The larger orienting effects indicate that orienting responses are faster when receiving a spatial cue compared with a center cue. In the spatial cue condition, compared with HCs, the TLE group showed a longer first goal-directed saccade latency (HC, 76.77 \u00b1 58.87 ms; TLE, 115.14 \u00b1 59.15 ms), more total saccades (HC, 28.46 \u00b1 12.30; TLE, 36.69 \u00b1 15.13), and larger saccade amplitudes (HC, 0.75\u00b0 \u00b1 0.60\u00b0; TLE, 1.36\u00b0 \u00b1 0.89\u00b0). Furthermore, there was a positive correlation of the orienting-effect score between the ANT task and eye-tracking metrics (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.58, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We innovatively developed a new detection method using eye-tracking technology in combination with an ANT-based task to detect the orienting function in TLE patients. The current research demonstrated that TLE patients had a significant orienting dysfunction with a specific saccade pattern characterized by a longer first goal-directed saccade latency, more total saccades, and larger saccade amplitudes. 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