This means that the eyes make involuntary movements all the time. There is no cure. Glasses or contact lenses may be worn to correct other vision defects and may reduce the nystagmus. The effects vary, but most individuals with nystagmus also have other, sensory, deficits that lead to poor vision. Near vision is usually better than distance vision.
Vision becomes worse when the sufferer is tired, under stress, in strange surroundings, etc.
Students with nystagmus usually manage very well at school with a little patience, understanding, and on occasions some extra help. Indeed, no Internet discussion forum is a substitute for the careful advice and treatment of a competent professional health care provider or doctor. ANN, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit organization for persons and families involved with nystagmus. ANN, Inc. does not diagnose or treat, or provide professional counseling. It is involved in self-help, while trying to promote research and education, among other goals contained in its mission statement .