Bouncing/pulsating eye

[handsforeyes]

Hi, first post....
Recently,over the past week, my right eye has started bouncing at approximately twice my heart rate.
Its more pronounced when I look to the edges of my visual field.
If I cover my right eye, my vision is normal/stationary. Covering my left eye and the 'bounce' is present.

To give an indication of the severity of movement, looking at a point around 16" away, it seems to bounce (in an eliptical up and down motion) by around a few mil or around 1/16th".

I have experienced at times, either through inebriation, extreme tiredness or being gerenally very hot or of particularly high or low blood pressure, a possibly identicle visual disturbance, but those are always in both eyes simultaneously, but are usually at the rate of my heart beat/pulse.

It has been doing this constantly, in the same eye, over the past five days or so. I don't have much time to get to the doctors and cannot afford the time off unless in may indicate something serious (like glaucoma). Although, mentioning glaucoma, I have been informed that the ingestion of cannabis dilates the duct in the eye, by whose constriction/blockage leads to glaucoma. I noticed no change in the visual disturbance during the two days amidst this disturbance, I legally/non-illegally consumed cannabis (international waters, Holland etc.). May this indicate that the cause is not glaucoma?

And if not an indication of glaucoma, what could it be?

Cheers.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Don't be so sure that your use of marijuana isn't a cause. All types of toxins have been found in "joints" including arsenic and stricnine (Sp?).

If your eyes are truly bouncing a term called nystagmus it can be due to brain disease, tumors, aneurysms, neurological disease, drug toxicity among others

JCH MD

[handsforeyes]

Thank you for the response.
It is not a result of 'my use of "weed"' as neither has this happened before, nor is it any recognised symptom of such (other than possibly whilst being under the influence, not too dissimilar to the effects of alcohol inebriation).
Also it began before the recent use and was not affected by it.

There is a history of glaucoma in the family (can't currently remember if it was acute or obtuse), but it has not occurred in any member of my generation nor my parents.

Assuming you to be an MD (as suggested by your posting info), I will take your advice and take the time to book a visit to the doctors. Would I specifically need to see an eye doctor, or should my regular doctor be better able to direct me/suffice?
Also, what may typically this be an indication of (you speak of "serious things")?
I am a 32 male, not over weight, of slight - med build, avg excercise and health. Predisposed to anxiety, depression and stress. Not currently under any medication or other regular drugs other than nicotine, (and the rest found in tobacco), 5 - 10 filtered rollies p/d, 'regular' tea (Camellia sinensis), about 2 - 5 cups p/d, soya lecithin (1325mg p/d) and Silymarin (175mg p/d).

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

This is not a sign of glaucoma. It could be a result of you use of "weed". There are other very serious things that could cause this (sounds like nystagmus). You need to see an Eye MD very soon.

JCHMD