Daughters constant eye rolling

[dj398]

Hello

My 7 yr old daughter has been constantly rolling her eyes for the past couple of months, regardless of what she is doing. Within the past week I noticed that while she is talking her head will do a light nod, teeth clentch, light face curl...which is intermittent. I have taken her to the optometrist recently and she did get glasses (minor Rx) and he said that it may just be a strain from needing the glasses. However the situation has not resolved, I feel its getting worse. When I ask her why she is doing it, she claims she doesnt know why and cant control it. She does suffer from allergies and takes singulair. Im not sure if the eye rolling and allergies are correlated or if its neurological. Please advise. Thanks

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Take her to an ophthalmologist and your pediatrician.  There is a small possibility it could be a  nervous twitch or even a type of seizure or other neurologic condition.  A pediatric neurologist referral may be needed.

[dj398]

I know that an optometrist is not a Dr. Her pediatrician is aware as I stated in the 1st posting. I will be seeing both a Neurologist and Ophthmologist. I just wanted to see if anyone had any similar situations!

[skysky2007]

A suggestion: as an optometrist is not an MD, you should have your daughter evaluated by her pediatrician an/or by an ophthalmologist.