What is Nystagmus?

What is Nystagmus?

• Nystagmus: Involuntary jerky eye movements.
• Nystagmus: Involuntary movements of the eyeballs. The presence or absence of nystagmus is often used in the diagnosis of a variety of neurological and visual disorders.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Nystagmus: involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Name and Aliases of Nystagmus

Main name of condition: Nystagmus

Organs Affected by Nystagmus:

eyes

What causes Nystagmus?

Causes of Nystagmus: see causes of Nystagmus

How is it treated?

Treatments for Nystagmus: see treatments for Nystagmus

Society issues for Nystagmus

Hospitalization statistics for Nystagmus: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Nystagmus:

• 0.002% (218) of hospital consultant episodes were for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 43% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 23 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.002% (826) of hospital bed days were for nystagmus and other irregular eye movements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)