Is there anything that can help with nystagmus?

Question

i suffer from nystagmus, quite badly infact. and recently i have not been getting much sleep at all, and my eye's... well they're screwed right now. i can normally see fairly well, right now everything is totally blured to me. and my eye's keep seeming to cross over... not exactly cross eye's just... y'know like if you open one eye and then switch which eye is open. Im agine that really really fast, its very disorienting.

I wanted to know if there were any methods to help control the eye movement, whether they be herbal remedies to help slow the eye movement, or mental exercises, anything that'd help slow the eye movement a bit.

Its just annoying as h**l, its felt like my heads in a vice for a fair while now, and its really starting to get ontop of me.

Answer 1

Almost all patients with nystagmus have what is called a "null position".  This is a direction of gaze (whether it be to the right, left, up, or down) where the severity of the nystagmoid oscillation decreases significantly.  By turning your head in various directions you may be able to find your null position where you will not have as severe symptoms and will notice an improvement in your vision.  In severe cases where the null position is significantly off gaze I have heard of surgical attempts to realign the eyes so that the null position is more directly straight ahead and therefore easier to locate and use.

I have heard recently that some new studies have shown promise in the use of two different medications in the treatment of nystagmus (memantine and gabapentin).  These studies are in their early phases so I am not sure as to whether or not they will pan out.

Answer 2

I would strongly suggest finding an Ophthalmologist  to evaluate you, there are some things you can do to help, and surgery is possibly an option. You should also be checked to see if vision correction would help the blurriness at all.

Answer 3

Make sure you have the right Rx.  See an Optometrist for that.If you still have it, go to the Ophthalmologist.  An accupunturist may be able to help.