How to Use nystagmus in a Sentence

nystagmus

noun
  • Were the weakness, pain and nystagmus caused by the crowding in her brain?
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 1 May 2018
  • Neil has nystagmus, a fast, involuntary eye movement.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Brown said Jeffrey still struggles with nystagmus and has difficulty at times reading and typing.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2017
  • While diagnosing the symptoms in their eyes as nystagmus, the optometrist also noticed the twins seemed to lack pigmentation.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Winans has difficult wearing contacts because of the nystagmus, a condition that causes the eyes to make rapid and uncontrolled movement.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 23 Oct. 2019
  • In the late 1800s, British coal miners would sometimes develop nystagmus, after working underground for several years.
    — Rebecca Sohn, STAT, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Pets that eat pet food containing pentobarbital can experience drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, nausea, nystagmus (eyes moving back and forth in a jerky manner) and inability to stand.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Winans, who played at Greenway High, has ocular albinism and nystagmus, a rare genetic condition that substantially limits his vision and makes his extremely sensitive to light.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Wentworth allegedly displayed six out of six clues suggesting alcohol intoxication during the horizontal gaze and nystagmus test, and stumbled, fell or was unable to walk appropriately during the walk and turn test.
    — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But when Jeffrey started exhibiting symptoms of nystagmus — an eye condition that causes uncontrolled repetitive eye movements — his mom, a physical therapist, knew something more serious might be involved.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2017
  • Their diagnosis came after Ally and her husband Ryan, 35, noticed the boys were suffering from nystagmus, a condition that causes the eyes to make repetitive, uncontrolled movements.
    — Fox News, 16 Aug. 2019

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