Drugs research

• A review of current pharmacological treatments for peripheral and central vestibular disorders, and ocular motor disorders that impair vision, especially pathological nystagmus.
• The pharmacological treatment of nystagmus: a review.

IPS (Intermittent Photic Stimulation)

In 1997, the Institute of Optometry in London completed the statistical analysis of its three year research study into the possibilities of treating congenital nystagmus with vision therapy. This research was funded by the Nystagmus Network. Click here for details.

NICE guidance on tenotomy surgery for nystagmus

• Interventional procedure overview of tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions)
• Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions)

Other nystagmus research

• Perception of nystagmoid motion in individuals without nystagmus
• The clinical and molecular genetic features of idiopathic infantile periodic alternating nystagmus
• The Prevalence of Nystagmus: The Leicestershire Nystagmus Survey
• Nystagmus and head nodding
• Nystagmus and saccadic intrusions, including a review of current treatment options

Social research into nystagmus

Social and visual function in nystagmus http://bjo.bmj.com/content/89/10/1278: an investigation into the influence of nystagmus on visual and social function.

Surgical management of nystagmus

• Surgical management of nystagmus
• A surgical treatment for vertical head postures by Richard Hertle