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Nystagmus

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Nystagmus is a condition in which a person's eyeballs jiggle back and forth. The rhythmic jiggling can be present at birth (congenital nystagmus) or it can begin later due to a brain disorder or brain injury.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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Eye

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Gabapentin
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Nystagmus
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2.2
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