Nystagmus in children

Eyes are our windows to the world and are also the most vulnerable part of our external organs. We have learned eye exercises since childhood and have been taught to protect our eyes. Eye injury is a very serious matter, so many parents also pay great attention to the protection of their children's eyes. When parents find abnormalities in their children's eyes, they should seek medical attention in time to understand the symptoms and treatment methods of nystagmus.

What to do if your child has nystagmus

Most people with nystagmus have low vision. As vision improves, the tremor decreases. Generally speaking, when vision reaches above 0.3, the tremor is significantly reduced, and when it reaches above 0.5, the tremor basically disappears. However, there are a few patients who still have obvious tremor despite higher visual acuity. This type of tremor is caused by neurological factors and cannot be cured. In addition, tremors are divided into horizontal tremors and vertical tremors. There are also cases where horizontal and vertical tremors coexist, but horizontal tremors are more common. In short, most tremors caused by severe amblyopia will disappear as the amblyopia recovers and vision improves.

What are the symptoms of nystagmus?

1. Jumping type

The eyeball moves back and forth at significantly different speeds. After slowly turning to the other direction to a certain extent, it suddenly returns in a jerky motion. This type of tremor has chronic and fast phases. The chronic phase is the physiological phase, and the fast phase is the corrective movement of the slow phase. The direction of the fast phase is the direction of nystagmus, and the fast phase is related to the cause.

2. Swing type

The movement of the eyeball is like a pendulum, with no fast or slow phases. Its speed and amplitude are equal. It is more common in patients with binocular amaurosis and amblyopia.

Children's health is the most concerned issue for every parent. If a child has nystagmus, parents will be very worried. However, this situation is mostly caused by amblyopia. As amblyopia improves, this situation will gradually disappear. If it is caused by other reasons, it will be very difficult to cure. Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, and the effect will be better.