Re: Nystagmus

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:03:07 -0700

At 02:04 PM 6/10/97 -0600, Joseph M. Chavez wrote:
>I'm reading through my letters and responding to letters that apply to my
>daughter. Her lession are C-2 to C-5. She also has eye problems. The
>neurologist thinks there was some lessions on the optic nerve. She sees
>double all the time. She has something call nystagmus(?) where her eyes
>bounce all the time. Unfortunately they say there's nothing that could be
>done for it. She also gets dizzy very easy.
>Tami

I have nystagmus also. Nystagmus is a rapid involuntary oscillation
(usually back and forth) of the eyes that causes impaired vision. My
lession is between C-1/C-2. As long as I look straight ahead it's not as
bad, it's also worse when I don't have my glasses on. There is a Nystagmus
Information/Support page at <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~jbeall/>.

Jim Lubin
jlubin(AT)eskimo.com
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin
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