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Eye Shaking Back And Forth Rapidly Since Childhood. Genetic Disorder?
Hello, my eyes shake back and forth rapidly. They have been doing this for a long time now, since I was born. I wanted to find out why they do this and if I plan to have children with they inherent this trait? When I was born there was a possibly of me being blind but doctors fixed that and the result are my eyes shaking from left to right. Please help me I am worried.
Thu, 6 Dec 2012
Hello,
The shaking of eyes is called nystagmus. There are many congenital causes for nystagmus. It is not exactly a disease but tells that there is an underlying eye problem which is interfering with the vision. No it is not heriditary per se ( but its causative diseases could be). You need to consult an ophthalmologist so as to know the cause of the nystagmus.
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Dr.A.S.Desai
The shaking of eyes is called nystagmus. There are many congenital causes for nystagmus. It is not exactly a disease but tells that there is an underlying eye problem which is interfering with the vision. No it is not heriditary per se ( but its causative diseases could be). You need to consult an ophthalmologist so as to know the cause of the nystagmus.
Regards
Dr.A.S.Desai
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