Nystagmus:

Congenital Nystagmus

I have had Congenital Nystagmus all my life. Every eye specialist I have visited all said the same thing "there is no treatment for you nystagmus." This was very frustrating as there are many careers I would like to pursue but I was not allowed, on the basis of the nystagmus giving me poor vision and therefore I did not reach the medical standards. However through the Internet I discovered EEG Neurofeedback could be used to treat nystagmus. I got in contact with Dr Kaur and arranged to come over from Ireland to start the treatment during my summer holidays.

After the first session I noticed a difference as my eyes for half an hour in the morning did not move at all the first time in my life they have even stayed still. On the 7 July 1999 I got my eyes tested at an opticians I could read 6/12 with each eye and 6/9 with both eyes. The next visit I made was on the 27 July 1999 then I was able to read 6/9 with each eye and 6/9 +3 with both eyes. As the sessions progressed the time my eyes stayed still from getting up increased. This graph shows the improvement over one week:

On Saturday and Sundays we can see are days at no treatment. Even on these days we still see there is improvement. This is achieved by doing exercises which repeat the state of the brain during a session. Nearing the end of the treatment eye movement was hardly noticeable. At the beginning long eye movement was getting 4/10 and short range 6/10 while now at the end of the treatment long range gets 9+/10 and short range gets 10/10. Now my eyes only move if I am put into a situation of social anxiousness which only provokes slight movement downgrading long range to 9/10 and short range to 9+/10.

As well as my eyes improving my short term memory has also increased in strength as with my confidence level and my hand-eye co-ordination. I hope to receive more treatment later to completely remediate the condition.