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Patient Care

AIDS-Related Eye Problems

Allergic Conjunctivitis

Amblyopia (lazy eye)

Aniridia

Astigmatism

Bags (fat prolapse)

Blepharitis

Blepharospasm

Cataract

Chalazion

Color Blindness

Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

Diabetic Retinopathy

Double Vision (diplopia)

Dry Eye

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Floaters

Genetic Eye Disorders

Glaucoma

Graves' Disease

Herpes

Hyperopia

Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Keratitis (corneal infection)

Keratoconus

Low Vision

Lyme Disease

Macular Degeneration

Macular Hole

Melanoma

Migraine (headache)

Myasthenia Gravis

Myopia (nearsightedness)

Nystagmus

Optic Neuritis

Pterygium

Ptosis (drooping eyelid)

Retinal Detachment

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Shingles

Sports Eye Injuries

Strabismus

Stye

Systemic Disease and the Eye

Tearing

Thyroid Eye Disease

Trauma

Uveitis

Wrinkles


 

Eye Conditions

Nystagmus

Involuntary, rapid movement of the eyeball which may be horizontal, vertical, rotatory, or mixed.  Nystagmus usually results in some degree of visual loss.  Nystagmus may be present at birth (congenital) or acquired later in life.  Nystagmus may be inherited, be idiopathic (no known cause), or be associated with a sensory problem; its direct cause is an instability in the motor system controlling the eyes.  It also may accompany a number of eye disorders and neurological disorders, be caused by an accident, or be a reaction to alcohol and certain drugs.

Signs and Symptoms

  • Repetitive oscillations of the eye horizontally, vertically or rotary

  • Head nodding and tilting

  • Blurred or unstable vision

Treatments and Prevention

  • Prisms

  • Contact lenses

  • Eyeglasses

  • Strabismus Surgery

UIC Specialists
James Goodwin, MD

Any Pediatric Ophthalmologist

Treatment Clinic/Service
Neuro-ophthalmology Service
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor.

 

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