shaky eyes?

[chadry]

My daughter tells me she feels her eyes shaking. Does anyone else experience this? I can honestly say I do not know what this feels like. I would love to be able to tell her that she is not alone with this symptom.
Thanks,
Chadry

[celticbreeze]

I have felt tremor like movements in both my upper and lower eye lids since I was a teenager. My old PCP could not find a diagnosis.  My tremors are not painful, but will last anywhere from a few seconds to 5 or more minutes and happen in both eyes.  My NS is not sure if they are from my CM, my seizure disorder or unrelated and I am not on meds for it...Susan

[marileew]

Woah! I just experienced something like this yesterday! I was totally freaked out!! I posted about it in the Neurology Community under the post titled "Vision Earthquake-Like"

That would be interesting if this was related to chiari?

I thought it might be related to my migraines? Or one of the medications I was taking... like a seizure medication (for migraines) or the fact I am going off of effexor (anti-depressant) right now and probably experiencing some withdrawal symptoms (i've been going off of that drug for a very long time now... it's really difficult).

But yeah. I think I experienced something like this yesterday. I described my experience really in detail in my other post... maybe you can tell me if it's similar to what your daughters experience is?

[selmaS]

Hi,
I guess that is a good description of the involuntary rapid eye movement...but it is a symptom of chiari and ur daughter is not alone.I have noticed I can have this with my eyes closed.This is one of the many issues that NS look for during an exam.

Once u find a chiari specialist u will begin to understand this so much more.
Below is a list of chiari symptoms.notice issues with the eyes)

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Chiari Malformation includes the 14 symptoms listed below:
Vomiting
Muscle weakness in the head and face
Difficulty swallowing
Mental impairment
Paralysis of arms
Paralysis of legs
Progressive brain impairment
Involuntary eye movements - usually rapid and downward
Dizziness
Headache
Double vision
Deafness
Impaired coordination
Episodes of acute eye pain - pain in and around the eyes



"selma"

[lexlan]

I have been dealing with the shaky eye for 3 months now!!!  It comes and goes but when it is here it is bad.  I have it when my eye is open or shut.  I often have to cover my left eye when driving becasue it will get so bad.  My general dr told me it is stress and sleep dep., then I went to the eye dr and got glasses.  Still here,  I was just told yesterday they think I have Chiari and now it is all coming together.  It is annoying, but I don't think harmful.