7 Treatment of nystagmus

  1, optical treatment of nystagmus, the first need to dilate the baby’s pupils to correct refractive error, because the nystagmus baby often combined with serious refractive error, after wearing the appropriate corrective glasses many babies vision improved significantly.  Corneal contact lenses have three advantages: first, they can provide refractive correction, second, they can reduce the intensity of nystagmus to a certain extent, and third, corneal contact lenses with iris can improve photophobia in children with albinism.  On the other hand, for children with pooling block, wearing a bilaterally oriented trigeminal lens can stimulate convergence and reduce nystagmus.  In addition, recent studies have shown that the use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor eye drops can also inhibit nystagmus. With the advancement of technology, it is believed that more and more treatments will be available to bring good news to nystagmus babies.