Hi I was wondering if anyone knew of any type of surgery or anything that corrects Nagstigmus? Lasik is out of the question, people with Nagstigmus are not canadites due to the eye moving during surgery. I have lived with this my whole life and my eye sight is progressively getting worst. I am deathly afraid of losing my eyesight. Please help if possible. Thanks

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Hi I was wondering if anyone knew of any type of surgery or anything that corrects Nagstigmus? Lasik is out of the question, people with Nagstigmus are not canadites due to the eye moving during surgery. I have lived with this my whole life and my eye sight is progressively getting worst. I am deathly afraid of loosing my eyesight. Please help if possible. Thanks

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I did not know that nastigmus causes blindness, can you inform me?

It doesn't that I know of for sure. But if you Google nastagmus lots of cites come up to veiw about it and corrections. I am not real familiar with this subject. Was looking for someone to help me also. My eye sight is getting worst though. I was hoping to correct the nastagmus then be able to correct my near sightedness. My depth perception and night vision is getting worst and also my vision is getting to where I have to be up on something before I can really see it.

If your vision is worsening, it is not related to nystagmus. Quality of vision problems caused by nystagmus are not progressive. Nystagmus is not an eye problem but a brain problem, so there is no cure, surgical or otherwise. There are options for treatment (including surgery, since you asked) to reduce the impact of nystagmus. For more information, consult a specialist called a pediatric ophthalmologist.

Nystagmus is defined as abnormal eye movement. The cause can be Central or Peripheral. Central Nystagmus is caused by some affliction of the brain. Depending on the site involved you can have vertical or horizontal nystagmus or doll's eye movement. The peripheral nystagmus is caused by problems in the ear, problems with sensations and so on. Again they can be left beating and right beating. There can be congenital nystagmus since birth which more often than not ammounts to nothing major.
There is no surgery for nystagmus. But you can treat the cause.

How is it treated?

As I mentioned. Nystagmus in itself is not an ailment. It is a manifestation of an underlying condition. Either Central or Peripheral. So one has to investigate and rule out the causes of nystagmus. If one finds a cause then treat that. More often than not if you have it since birth, congenital, then it is virtual harmless and has no cause. Could be a good party trick to demonstrate!! Just kidding.

Yeah a good party trick that is funny considering I have spent my entire life being self conscious of this and hating to look anyone directly in the eyes for a period in hopes that they don't see my eyes jumping around. Anyway, thanks for the other imput I guess I will just have to deal with this for the rest of my life... nothing new.

I think the bestway to look at this is with a positive attitude with the knowledge that it is not anything to be worried about. Caio

I Have Nastagmus--can That Condition Disturb Your Sense Of Balance?

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I Have Nastagmus--can That Condition Disturb Your Sense Of Balance?

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It can. Actually it is the other way round. People having balance disturbance can ellicit nystagmus.

I also have Nastagmus and yes balance is definitely something that will disturb your balance.

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I also have been afflicted with this condition all of my life. It is especially problematic during a job interview, as potential employers find it quite creepy. I have found, accidentally, that Valium or Clonapin can alleviate these symptoms when it is important to do so.