Your baby's ability to move his eyes and focus on objects improves as he gets older. However, improper eye development, cataracts and prematurity can place your baby at risk for eye problems. If you know what to expect from his eye movements as he...
Nystagmus, the medical term for unintentional eye movements, has many causes. Unintentional eye movements are are usually bilateral--most often go from side to side--but can also go up and down or rotational, in a circle. Unintentional eye...
Uncontrollable eye movements, medically known as nystagmus, is a condition in which the eyes move up and down, side to side or in a circular motion, says MedlinePlus. It states that these erratic eye movements are due to an abnormality in the...
The retina in each eye is composed of photoreceptors, each designed to detect specific visual stimuli, for example, light, darkness, or color. To detect objects in the environment, the eyes move to place the object on the fovea, the part of the...
Your child's eyes and brain work together in order to provide her with sight. Beginning at birth, her ability to move her eyes back and forth will start to develop. However, you may notice abnormal eye movements during her childhood that can...
Eye movement exercises can help strengthen your eyes by isolating specific muscle groups. Extraocular muscles control your eye movements. The lateral and medial rectus extraocular muscles in each eye control horizontal movement toward and away...
Disconjugate eye movements in children are a type of ocular deviation, or abnormal eye movement. The eyes of a child with disconjugate eye movements will move independently of one another. A number of medical conditions ranging from congenital...
Involuntary eye movement, a condition doctors refer to as nystagmus, causes the eyes to move up and down or side to side. Some people experience circular eye movement as well. People with nystagmus might not realize their eyes move unless the eyes...
Eyes normally move only in response to stimuli or direct commands from the brain. If severe, rapid involuntary eye movements may interfere with vision. Rapid eye movement, or REM, can occur as a natural process or as a symptom of disease. It may...
Involuntary eye movement, a condition called nystagmus, causes the eyes to move in uncontrollable patterns. The eyes may move vertically, horizontally or in a circular motion. Some children have nystagmus at birth, but involuntary eye movement may...
Erratic eye movement, or nystagmus, is involuntary and can be congenital or acquired. Symptoms can appear in infants as young as 6 weeks, reports the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Treatment options depend on the...
While sleep is vital for health and well-being, getting restful sleep is not always easy. Rapid eye movement, REM, is a necessary phase of the sleep cycle in which dreaming occurs. Ensuring what's commonly termed "a good night's sleep" requires,...
Your child's sleep patterns will change dramatically as he matures into an adolescent. Rapid eye movement, or REM, is more prominent in newborns and they may even experience REM while they are awake--usually during an aroused state such as when...
Young children and infants can't tell parents about vision problems and, in most cases, when a child has an eye problem from birth, he may not know his eyesight could appear differently. Checkups with a pediatrician may not detect subtle eye...
Many types of body language may indicate when a person is lying. People may fidget, tense their shoulders or have a facial expression that does not match the emotional content of what they're saying. One way to judge whether a person may be lying...
Nystagmus is the involuntary movement of the eyes in rapid motion, back and forth, up and down and/or in a rotary fashion. Nystagmus is often a symptom of a disease or condition, or a side effect of certain medications. Nystagmus is associated...
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, results from damage to the myelin sheath, which covers part of the neuron. Without the proper myelin sheath, communication from and to the brain becomes affected. According to 2008 information from the Merck Manual Home...
Ptosis, or drooping eyelid, can be caused by weakness of the eyelid muscles, looseness of the upper eyelid skin, or damage to the nerves that control your eyelid muscles. It can be hereditary or part of the normal aging process. You might be at...
Brain tumors can affect the optic nerve itself and the cranial nerves that control eye movement. Tumors in different parts of the brain affect different nerves and often affect several nerves at once. According to "Adams and Victor's Principles of...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that causes damage to the myelin sheath, which is a material that protects nerve cells. MS affects the spinal cord and the brain. The damage that MS causes has the effect of slowing or blocking signals between...
A congenital eye disease is a disease of the eye that is present at birth. There are several conditions that can cause congenital eye diseases, including Down syndrome, dysplasia syndrome and chondrodysplasia syndrome. In some cases, patients may...
Vision changes can occur for a number of reasons. Most people who require prescription eyewear require an adjustment to the lens every two to three years, and this stems from the natural changes of the eye. Conditions such as cataracts, macular...
Eye speed exercises serve two primary purposes. They potentially increase your reading speed, while decreasing your reaction time in sports and daily functional activities. Performing eye speed exercises on a regular basis may minimize the time it...
When you have a young infant, you and your doctor will monitor his progress to ensure that he meets his milestones in a timely fashion. However, it proves important to keep in mind that every baby is different and not all babies will reach the...
As babies are unable to communicate health sensations and feelings, parents and caregivers must be especially mindful of signs of trouble. One major health challenge to watch for is seizures, which can be an early sign of epilepsy or a reaction to...
Nystagmus is a condition that is characterized by rapid, uncontrollable eye movements. These eye movements may be vertical, horizontal or rotary, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Nystagmus may be caused by inner-ear...
Vitamins in the B complex family include thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid and cobalamin. These nutrients provide some of the essential nutrients your body needs to function properly. Deficiencies in...
Eye jerking, a condition known as nystagmus, is a condition that may occur in one or both eyes. These involuntary eye movements may stem from neurological conditions, inner ear problems, injury or medications. Some people may have a congenital...
Nystagmus is the rapid, involuntary movement of the eyes in back-and-forth movements, up-and-down movements or rotary directions. The movements can be pendulum-like or jerky in fashion and can happen simultaneously in both eyes or in just a...
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