Drug To Control Eye Movements


Scientists have found that a new drug could be used to control randomised eye movements that, left untreated, could stop extensively paralysed or immobile patients from communicating with their carers and loved ones. Researchers at the Mayo clinic found that they could use Gabapentin to help paralysed patients with 'dancing eye syndrome' to regain control of the movement of their eyes. Dancing eye syndrome causes the eye to move uncontrollably and can stop patients from communicating with others using coded eye movements such as winks, blinks and more.

Physicians found that treating patients with daily doses of the drug stopped random eye problems in people with 'dancing eye syndrome', locked-in syndrome and opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. The treatment seemed to have no adverse effects. Researchers hope that the treatment can be used to successfully ease the symptoms of other patients who may be suffering from the eye disease.

17th June 2010

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