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Eyes rolling back

Eyes rolling back

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The eyes turn up and usually out under the upper eyelid.

Dr. Yale Kanter reviewed this

63 year experience in Ophthalmology

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Eye

Is Symptom of

Epilepsy
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Fainting (vasovagal syncope)
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Why are my eyes rolling back?

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Why are my eyes rolling back in my lids?

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Uncontrollable eyes rolling back, has this happened to you?

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A 36-year old asked:

I stood up and failed light headed and failed my eyes rolling back in my head and started to shack. I woke up?

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My mom has these symptoms bloodshot eyes fever and eyes rolling back hot and cold flashes help?

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A 39-year old female asked about a 16-year old male:

I am experiencing headache, eye movement problem and eyes rolling back. Eyes are getting stuck looking upwards and eyebrows drawing down unable to move or control them. Can last for hours to a few seconds. Headache afterwards. What could it be?

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A 41-year old female asked:

I have SLE yesterday I felt my eyes rolling back in my sleep. I couldn't wake my self I ended up with a migraine later. Could this be a seizure?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Panick attack? felt sudden fear, eyes have rolled back while trying to sleep. have had jerking and shaking moments and being woken by them while eyes rolling back. felt nauseous and drool once after. confusion and not being able to move after?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I am experiencing epileptic seizures. The following also describe me: Confusion, Eyes rolling back, Muscle twitching, and Blackouts (with memory l...

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A 39-year old asked:

What causes crusty eyes and rolling back?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Tried waking my 16 yo son up but he was limp and his eyes were rolling in back of his head.What could this be once up he was fine?

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My 8 mo old is rolling eyes in back of head. Saw ped and said not seizures. Go for 2nd opinion wed. What more could be! he plays and functions through?

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A 18-year old female asked:

I smoked a dab last night (not my first) and I started shaking like a siezure with my eyes rolling in the back of my head and then I started screaming and couldnt stop and having body movements that I couldnt control and vomiting what happened ?

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A 32-year old asked:

Why is it that my eyes keep rolling in the back of my head when i concentrate?

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A 26-year old female asked:

What could it be when your walking in the store and your eyes try rolling to the back of your head?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Hi, so for two days i have not felt well. Yesterday i was told my eyes were rolling in the back of my head and today i felt off, i felt kinda fuzzy, headache, and just odd feeling. I don't know how to describe it. But can i get someone opinion?

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A 45-year old asked:

Why do my eyes keep rolling up in the back of my head?

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What can cause eyes to roll back?

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When i'm on ecstasy why do my eyes roll back?

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Can newborns eyes roll back?

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Does simple partial seizures cause the eyes to roll back?

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A 44-year old asked:

Why does my head jerk and/or my eyes roll back when i faint?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Having blackouts w/high pitch ringing just before. Once i hear this all will go black. Lasts secs to mins. Eyes flutter or roll back sometimes.

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A 18-year old female asked:

Ive been nearly fainting. What happens is that my eyes feel weird and they roll to the back of my head. The weird feeling travels to my brain and my heads feels heavy and drops. I'm conscious the whole time and I just wait tell the feeling is over?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Blacked out eyes open they were not rolling back my left arm was twitching i did not remember i thought i fell asleep i just fell over my friend said?

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Eveytime i fall asleep, i usually wake up 5 minutes later because i feel as i blackout and my eyes roll to the back of my head. My head now hurts.?

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If someone jerks head a couple of times and has eyes roll back then unconscious is it seizure or fainting?

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My boyfriend has a fluid like bump the size of a golf ball on the back of his scalp behind skin, has had head injuries now eyes roll involuntary. Why?

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